Anni Albers Drawings. Notebook 19721980 is a facsimile of the only known notebook compiled by the artistThis previously unpublished document follows Alberss progression as a draftsman and includes intricate drawings related to her large body of graphic work as well as studies for the late knot drawings. Josef Albers 18881976 was an influential teacher writer painter and color theoristnow best known for the Homages to the Square he painted between 1950 and 1976 and for his innovative 1963 publication Interaction of Color.
Albers eventually decided to attend art school even though the challenges for art students were often great and the living conditions harsh. Weaving was not Anni Albers first choice. Anni Albers On weaving London.
She is perhaps the best known textile artist of the 20th century.
Anni Albers 1899-1994 29 June 2020 By Jordan Troeller Reputations. Born in Berlin she studied at the Bauhaus from age 22 taught by some of the pioneers of modern design including Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky and it was here that she met her husband Josef Albers an artist and teacher. Prints and drawings The woven and graphic art of Anni Albers Washington DC. Shaking weaving free from its old associations Albers mounted a systematic exploration of the materials qualities.
