Anni Albers Vintage 1999 Lithograph Print Framed Mid Century Modernist Exhibition Poster " Gelber Maander " 1970

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This Anni Albers Foundation very rare vintage 1999 lithograph print custom framed Mid Century Modernist exhibition poster " Gelber Maander … Read more This Anni Albers Foundation very rare vintage 1999 lithograph print custom framed Mid Century Modernist exhibition poster " Gelber Maander " 1970, is an incredibly special and unique piece to add to your collection.

The lithograph print poster is published by The Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop. Printed in Germany in 1999 in an unnumbered limited edition on the occasion of the exhibition " Retrospective Zum 100 Geburtstag " ( Retrospective for the 100th Birthday ) an exhibition of The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, and The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, in collaboration with The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.

It features an artwork image originally created by Anni Albers in 1970 titled " Gelber Maander " ( Yellow Meander ).

Anni Elsa Frieda Fleischmann Albers ( 1899 - 19994 ) was a German born Jewish textile artist, printmaker, and jewelry designer credited with blurring the lines between traditional craft and art. Born into a creative family she began painting in her youth, and later in the 1920's studied at the famous Bauhaus School in Weimar.

Women were initially barred from certain disciplines at the school, unable to gain admission to a glass workshop with her future husband Josef Albers, she reluctantly entered the weaving workshop. She soon learned to appreciate the challenges of tactile construction and began producing geometric designs finding the medium of threads had won her over. She eventually became a student of Paul Klee, Walter Gropius and Wassily Kandinsky, further honing her innovative work and later becoming the head of the weaving workshop making her one of the first women to hold a senior role at The Bauhaus.

In 1949 she became the first textile designers to have a solo exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York establishing her as one of the most important and influential designers of her time. Albers was approached by Florence Knoll to design textiles for The Knoll Furniture Company, where for the next thirty years she worked designing fabric patterns, some of which are still in production over fifty years later. In 1961 she was awarded The Craftsmanship Medal by The American Institute of Architects.

The rare out of print lithograph print framed Modernist exhibition poster measures 23 5/8" W X 33 1/8" H X 1 3/8" D. It is custom framed with UV protective plexiglass in a Contemporary Modern recessed detail matte eggshell finish black metal frame molding, with an attached hanging wire on the reverse back side for easy wall installation.

It is in excellent " like new " condition. The poster print is in excellent " like new " very clean condition with very light signs of handling. It is brand newly custom framed and has never been displayed. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. See less