Josef Albers,German/American, 1888-1976, Multiple Works by Josef Albers, includes Signed Title leaf page of Formulation: Articulation, Statements of Content Portfolio I & II, numbered #228/1000 3 Silkscreen prints, one from Formulation: Articulation portfolio, loose, inside original jacket, Folio I/Folder 8, 2 framed silkscreen prints includes one Homage to a Square, image size 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 (size different than noted in catalog, p. 94, 156.1)with quote, photograph and name plate, another screen print, untitled, image size 8 x 6 1/2"
Framed Josef Albers printed essay regarding his composition /construction of his work "Variants of a Theme", portion of loose pamphlet, Eye: Magazine of the Yale Arts Association, Homage to a Teacher:Josef Albers along with framed Albers quotes and printed photographs possibly from the Eye magazine, 2 framed photopraphs of the artist, (GLYO1113/8)[MM]
Dimensions: Framed pieces from 11 1/2 x 10 1/2 to 15 x 25

Provenance: The Shoreline Estate of Connecticut Inventor and Art Collector George W. Lyons, Jr. See additional photos of Mr. Lyons at the Albers Foundation.

Biography: Litchfield County Auctions is pleased to offer highlights from the modern art collection of late entrepreneur and patented inventor George W. Lyons, Jr.. George’s father had founded the Bilco Company in New Haven, Connecticut in 1926. A Connecticut native, George served as both a Captain and Pilot in the Army Air Force and was an avid collector of modern art. The George W. Lyons, Jr. collection focuses primarily on the work of artists from or whose work was produced in Connecticut, mainly that of Josef Albers. The Formulation: Articulation collection we are offering is from a collection of 1000, printed in 1972 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. and Ives Stillman, Inc. George knew the artist personally and was present at the studio during the printing of the Formulation: Articulation. More information about the Josef and Anni Albers foundation can be found online. Link: http://www.albersfoundation.org/

All good, some toning to framed essay/quotations