Josef Albers vs Albers

Josef Albers and Albers both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Josef Albers	Yes	No	No	No
Albers	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Josef Albers and Albers are synonyms defined as:

Josef Albers and Albers: United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)

Josef Albers (noun)	Albers (noun)
United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)	United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)