Josef Albers, 'Homage to the Square', Screenprint

This artwork is a screenprint by Josef Albers from his renowned 'Homage to the Square' series, a body of work dating from the mid-20th century (likely 1960s-1970s). The piece utilizes three nested squares in varying tonal values of red and deep burgundy to explore the optical interaction of colors. The central square is a dark, saturated red, surrounded by a middle field of a slightly lighter, muted red, and an outermost border of vibrant, high-intensity red. The composition is structured with Albers' signature mathematical precision, favoring a weighted bottom margin. The work is signed 'Albers' in pencil at the bottom right and includes the title 'I-S c' and an edition number '99/100' at the bottom left. The paper shows visible signs of aging, specifically foxing or brown spotting in the upper right white margin. The print is housed behind glass in a white mat and a simple frame. This piece exemplifies German-American Color Field abstraction and the Bauhaus tradition of rigorous geometric study. The saturation of the ink and the clean registration lines indicate a high-quality professional screenprinting process, though original condition has been slightly compromised by environmental moisture spots.