Josef Albers (American/German, 1888-1976), Interaction of Color Portfolio (Signed and Dedicated to Norman Ives)

Portfolio of 79 (of 80) color screenprints, multiple flaps and cut-out overlays, 1963, with ink dedication that reads: "With my Special Thanks for Norman Ives / VI.1963. Josef Albers," also contains accompanying text folder and bound text volume, published by Yale University Press, presented in original cloth-bound portfolio cover. Danilowitz page 20.

Sheet size 13 x 10 in.; Portfolio size 14 1/8 x 11 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.

Purchased at Swann Auction Galleries, New York, New York, "Contemporary Art Auction," June 6, 2024, Lot 97.

Josef Albers’ Interaction of Color is a landmark study demonstrating that color is perceived relationally, and that it changes according to the colors that surround it. Developed from decades of teaching at the Bauhaus, Black Mountain College, and Yale University, the project paired Albers’ influential color exercises with eighty screenprinted studies (included in this portfolio) designed to demonstrate principles such as simultaneous contrast, transparency, and color relativity. Interaction of Color became one of the twentieth century’s most revolutionary texts on color theory, and it remains a fundamental tool for artists, graphic designers, and architects.

Very good condition, with screenprints overall in excellent condition; few with foxing or light toning; some very light wear to portfolio cover.