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Gay Desert
Gay Desert

Gay Desert

Josef Albers (American, born in Germany, 1888–1976)
about 1947–54
Medium/TechniqueOil on Masonite
Dimensions52.39 x 91.76 cm (20 5/8 x 36 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Susan Morse Hilles
Accession number1992.241
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsLower right: A47 54 [A47 in monogram]; Reverse: "Gay Desert" Albers 47-54ProvenanceThe artist; with Sydney Janis Gallery, New York; to Susan Morse Hilles, before 1963; to MFA, 1992, gift of Susan Morse Hilles.
Copyright© The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Restricted: For reference only
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