# Josef Albers - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T05:07:46.198Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 2,173
- Lots with prices: 1,723
- First auction date: 2000-12-12
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-28
- Median realised price: $3,107
- Price range: $20 to $11,991,000

## Market Takeaway
Josef Albers shows very deep auction liquidity with 2,117 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,125. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 134 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-31.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,125\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $900 and $15,600.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 26.3% (440 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 45% (753 sales)
- $10,000\+: 28.7% (481 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 134
- Previous 12 months sales: 162
- Recent 12 months median: $1,600
- Previous 12 months median: $1,700
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-31
- Days since latest sale: 49
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 505 lots
- RoGallery: 162 lots
- Sotheby's: 148 lots
- Bonhams: 124 lots
- Phillips: 83 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 68 lots
- Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery: 61 lots
- Pacific Galleries: 58 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 52 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 50 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-24 | Josef Albers \(1888\-1976\) German American \(four\) | Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. | $180 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-1888-1976-german-american-four-2-c-c41cb03fb2
2. 2026-01-24 | Josef Albers \(German/American 1888\-1976\) "I\-S c" Homage to the Square in Green and Blue, 1969 Screenprint, edition 34/100 Signed and dated lower right JA'69 14" x 14" sight size, 18" x 18" frame size | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-german-american-1888-1976-i-s-c-homage-to-the-square-in-green-and-blue-1969-screenprint-edition-34-100-signed-and-dated-lower-right-ja-69-14-x-14-sight-size-18-x-18-frame-size-357-c-a5205dcf60
3. 2025-12-31 | Josef Albers \(1888\-1976\) "Homage to the Square" Geometric Abstract Lithograph | Curated Gallery Auctions | $425 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-1888-1976-homage-to-the-square-geometric-abstract-lithograph-523-c-743cae0083
4. 2025-12-04 | Josef Albers, Study to homage to the square: Victorian, 1955 | Lempertz | €300,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-study-to-homage-to-the-square-victorian-1955-24-c-d60d5daf00
5. 2025-10-21 | Josef Albers \(1888\-1976\) German American \(four\) | Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-1888-1976-german-american-four-5-c-12796ba8c4
6. 2026-04-28 | Josef Albers, Interaction of Color | Wright | $8,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-interaction-of-color-123-c-bba86509ed
7. 2026-04-25 | JOSEF ALBERS 'WHITE LINES SQUARES' LITHOGRAPH | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-white-lines-squares-lithograph-230-c-fd413680c0
8. 2026-04-25 | JOSEF ALBERS 'WHITE LINES SQUARES' LITHOGRAPH | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-white-lines-squares-lithograph-229-c-60d2b2169f
9. 2026-04-24 | Josef Albers \(German, 1888\-1976\) Formulation : Articulation, \(complete set of 127 with title, text and justification pages, loose and folded \(as issued\), with the two original gray linen\-covered portfolio cases\),1972 | Freeman’s | $8,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-german-1888-1976-formulation-articulation-complete-set-of-127-with-title-text-and-justification-pages-loose-and-folded-as-issued-with-the-two-original-gray-linen-covered-portfolio-cases-1972-70-c-9604b5a09c
10. 2026-04-11 | Josef Albers 6 Homage to the Square Screenprints in 1970 Catalog | Concept Art Gallery | $1,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-6-homage-to-the-square-screenprints-in-1970-catalog-193-c-3317779188
11. 2026-03-28 | JOSEF ALBERS \(GERMAN 1888\-1976\) | Shapiro Auctions LLC | $910 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-german-1888-1976-48-c-bce9312f12
12. 2026-03-26 | JOSEF ALBERS \(1888\-1976\). Interaction of Color. 370 x 280 x 140 mm. \(overal | Christie's | £4,826 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-1888-1976-interaction-of-color-370-x-280-x-140-mm-overal-87-c-0a37949065
13. 2026-03-25 | Josef Albers, Interaction of Color: Homage to the Square, Screenprint | RoGallery | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-interaction-of-color-homage-to-the-square-screenprint-143-c-8de3b5431b
14. 2026-03-24 | Josef Albers \(German / American, 1888\-1976\) 'White Line Square XV' Serigraph | Leonard Auction | $4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-german-american-1888-1976-white-line-square-xv-serigraph-113-c-4cfb341739
15. 2026-03-24 | Josef Albers \(German / American, 1888\-1976\) 'White Line Square XIII' Serigraph | Leonard Auction | $3,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-german-american-1888-1976-white-line-square-xiii-serigraph-112-c-aa7818e600
16. 2026-03-21 | Josef Albers \(American, 1888\-1976\) silkscreen | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-american-1888-1976-silkscreen-318-c-8f5ba261c7
17. 2026-03-19 | Josef Albers \(American/German, 1888\-1976\) "Interaction of Color" | Cottone Auctions | $3,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-american-german-1888-1976-interaction-of-color-3-c-c774c96d0e
18. 2026-03-19 | Josef Albers \(American/German, 1888\-1976\) Homage to the Square: 1962 & Mini Edition | Cottone Auctions | $2,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-american-german-1888-1976-homage-to-the-square-1962-mini-edition-1-c-5bc09bc8fe
19. 2026-03-19 | JOSEF ALBERS | Schuler Auktionen | CHF 3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-1034-c-71371fa2bd
20. 2026-03-14 | Josef Albers \(1888\-1976\), Homage to the Square, Serigraph, and Morris Louis \(1912\-1962\), Point of Tranquility, Lithograph | Fontaine's Auction Gallery | $575 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-1888-1976-homage-to-the-square-serigraph-and-morris-louis-1912-1962-point-of-tranquility-lithograph-112-c-50105fd376
21. 2026-03-07 | JOSEF ALBERS \(1888\-1976\). Rose and Pink around Ochre and Reds. oil on Mason | Christie's | £584,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-1888-1976-rose-and-pink-around-ochre-and-reds-oil-on-mason-634-c-093045833e
22. 2026-03-05 | Josef Albers \(German, 1888\-1976\) Formulation : Articulation, 1972 | Freeman’s | $11,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-german-1888-1976-formulation-articulation-1972-4-c-7e44ce3ba3
23. 2026-03-05 | JOSEF ALBERS \(1888\-1976\). Homage to the Square. oil on masonite32 x 32in. \( | Christie's | £952,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-1888-1976-homage-to-the-square-oil-on-masonite32-x-32in-201-c-4a34b3c2df
24. 2026-03-04 | JOSEF ALBERS \(1888\-1976\). Kandinsky on a terrace of the Masters' Houses, Ba | Christie's | $10,160 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-josef-albers-1888-1976-kandinsky-on-a-terrace-of-the-masters-houses-ba-88-c-fa0de1ca58

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