JOSEF ALBERS 1965 silkscreen print PORTA NEGRA Soft Edge-Hard Edge Portfolio

  

This print is entitled PORTA NEGRA and comes from his well known 1965 portfolio of 10 screen prints called Soft Edge-Hard Edge. It was published by Ives-Sillman, and printed by Sirocco Screenprint... Both from New Haven, CT.

T he tirage for this portfolio is an edition 250 unsigned prints (only the colophon page was signed and numbered), and an edition of 50, in which each print was signed and numbered. All prints measure 17" x 17", with an image size of about 11" x 11". They are printed on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper, and show the Ives-Sillman chopmark at the bottom right corner. This screen print is in very good vintage condition. The colors are very bright, with no scuffs or tears to the sheet.

It was previously framed and there are a few very subtle vertical ripples in the sheet, and some light moisture stains to the bottom horizontal margin as shown. The item "JOSEF ALBERS 1965 silkscreen print PORTA NEGRA Soft Edge-Hard Edge Portfolio" is in sale since Sunday, September 2, 2018. This item is in the category "Art\Art Prints". The seller is "mwd1287" and is located in Cleveland, Ohio. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Artist: Josef Albers
2. Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
3. Medium: Serigraph & Silkscreen
4. Date of Creation: 1950-1969
5. Year: 1965
6. Originality: Limited Edition Print