Josef Albers’ “Formulation: Articulation” portfolio contains 127 silkscreens of his most iconic works, published by Harry N. Abrams and printed by Ives-Sewell Stillman in 1972. Released just four years before Albers’ death, “Formulation: Articulation” is often regarded as a capstone to the artist’s long career, spanning his early works at the Bauhaus in the 1930s to his tenure at Yale University.

Our set is in mint condition, having been purchased directly from the estate of its original owner, still packed, unopened, in its original shipping box.
 
"Formulation: Articulation" refers to a teaching methodology developed by Josef Albers, emphasizing the importance of systematically exploring and understanding the elements of art and design, such as color, line, shape, and texture, and their relationships to each other.  Albers believed that by breaking down these elements into their basic components and studying them in isolation, artists could gain a deeper understanding of how they interact and how to use them effectively in their work.  The "formulation" aspect of Albers' approach involves breaking down the elements of art and design into their basic components, while "articulation" refers to the process of exploring and experimenting with these components in order to create new and innovative compositions.  Albers' Formulation: Articulation approach has been widely influential in art education, particularly in the areas of color theory and abstract art, and continues to be taught in art schools and universities around the world.
 
Born 1888 in Bottrop, Germany, Josef Albers is considered one of the most influential artists and teacher of visual arts of the 20th Century.  Although Albers had studied painting, it was as a maker of stained glass that he joined the faculty of the Bauhaus in 1922, approaching this medium as a component of architecture and as an art form.  After the Nazis came to power, Albers and his wife Anni, moved to the United States where he became head of Black Mountain College's Art Department from 1933 until 1950, when Albers left to head Yale University's Department of Design.  There, his students included Richard Anuszkiewicz, John Chamberlain, Eva Hesse, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, and Sewell Sillman, who became a publisher of many Albers editions.  His works on paper include "Interaction of Color" (1963), "Homage to the Square" (various years), "Ten Variants" (1967), and "Formulation: Articulation" (1972).  Hudson-John Gallery has Albers prints from all these editions.