Homage to the Square ‘Profundo’

1965

not on display
Josef Albers1888 Bottrop – 1976 New Haven, CT
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The 'profundo' refers to the 'offertory' in the Requiem: 'Domine Jesu, rex gloriae / libera animas omnium fidelem defunctorum / de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu.' (Lord Jesus Christ, King of Glory / free the souls of all believers defeated / from the torment of hell and from the profound abyss).
Also known as
Hommage an das Quadrat «Profundo» Hommage au carré « Profundo »
Medium
Acrylic on board
Dimensions
image: 101.5 x 101.5 cm
Inventory number
1994/0005
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, Donated by Eva and Stefan Rotzler in memory Anne and Willy Rotzler, 1994