Price databaseBrowseSell your artwork
Watchlist

Joseph Beuys

German · 1921–1986 · Painter, Printmaker

Joseph Heinrich Beuys was a German artist, teacher, performance artist, and art theorist whose work reflected concepts of humanism and sociology. With Heinrich Böll, Johannes… (Wikipedia)

Own a work by Joseph Beuys? Get a free auction estimate →

1,311lots offered2001–2026years recorded90%sold (1,155)$2kSign up free to seemedian price

5 works by Joseph Beuys with an auction history (offered more than once) →

Record prices

  1. Joseph Beuys, Unbetitelt (Feld), 1972, chalk on boardUnbetitelt (Feld)Phillips · £465,000≈ $606,872≈ €527,439Sign up to see
  2. Joseph Beuys, Erdtelephon, 1968, Telefon, Lehmklumpen, getrocknetes Gras, Kabel, HolzErdtelephonGrisebach · €450,000≈ $534,825≈ £396,519Sign up to see
  3. Joseph Beuys, Entwurf für Plastik, 1961, Gouache auf festem VelinEntwurf für PlastikGrisebach · €450,000≈ $504,810≈ £329,274Sign up to see

Joseph Beuys’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

All filters
Longest side–Reset

61 results match these filters · page 1 of 2

Sign up free to see all prices. You’ve seen the free realized prices for this month. Artist, title, date, house, medium, size and estimates stay visible to everyone. Create a free account · Sign in
  1. Joseph Beuys, Taucherin (The Female Diver) [from Suite Zirkukationszeit- 'Circulation Time'], Etching on thin paper, mounted on grey laid paper
    Taucherin (The Female Diver) [from Suite Zirkukationszeit- 'Circulation Time']
    Etching · Paper
    Image: 6.75" h x 6.25" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 77
    $250≈ £185≈ €216HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  2. Joseph Beuys, Zirkulationszeit, from Suite Zirkulationszeit (Circulation Time, from Suite Circulation Time) (B. 426, S. 438), 1982, Etching, on Arches paper, with full margins
    Zirkulationszeit, from Suite Zirkulationszeit (Circulation Time, from Suite Circulation Time) (B. 426, S. 438), 1982
    Etching · Paper · ed. 25/75
    I. 16 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (41.3 x 30.2 cm) S. 25 7/8 x 19 3/4 in. (65.7 x 50.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 276
    $1,548≈ £1,147≈ €1,319Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Joseph Beuys, Gletscher Schwamm Totenbett, 1979, Bleistiftlinie über Fotoradierung auf Fabriano (Trockenstempel)
    Gletscher Schwamm Totenbett, 1979
    Etching · ed. 73/75
    64 x 74,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 57
    €1,209≈ $1,424≈ £1,043Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗
  4. Joseph Beuys, Hirsch und Hut (Aus: Suite Zirkulationszeit), 1982, Radierung auf Papier, auf grauem Rives aufgewalzt
    Hirsch und Hut (Aus: Suite Zirkulationszeit), 1982
    Etching · Paper · ed. A 13/75
    10 x 11cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 100
    €1,254≈ $1,406≈ £1,055Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €500–View at Van Ham ↗
  5. Joseph Beuys, Urschlitten 1 (Aus Suite Zirkulationszeit), 1982, Farbradierung auf dünnem Velin, aufgewalzt auf grauem BFK Rives (Wasserzeichen)
    Urschlitten 1 (Aus Suite Zirkulationszeit), 1982
    Etching · Paper · ed. a.p. 6/25
    15,5 x 25cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 117
    €792≈ $875≈ £667Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
  6. Joseph Beuys, Honiggefäß (Aus: Suite Zirkulationszeit), 1982, Farbradierung auf dünnem Velin, aufgewalzt auf graues BFK Rives (Wasserzeichen)
    Honiggefäß (Aus: Suite Zirkulationszeit), 1982
    Etching · Paper · ed. 49/75
    29 x 20,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 44
    €1,848≈ $2,001≈ £1,574Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
  7. Joseph Beuys, Topfspiel, from Zirkulationszeit (Pot Game, from Circulation Time) (S. 424), 1982, Etching, on wove paper, with full margins
    Topfspiel, from Zirkulationszeit (Pot Game, from Circulation Time) (S. 424), 1982
    Etching · Paper · ed. 40/75
    I. 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (15.9 x 10.8 cm) S. 17 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (45.1 x 31.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 333
    $572≈ £459≈ €538Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Phillips ↗
  8. Joseph Beuys, Urschlitten 2 (Aus: Zirkulationszeit), 1982, Radierung auf Arches (Wasserzeichen)
    Urschlitten 2 (Aus: Zirkulationszeit), 1982
    Etching · Paper · ed. 25/75
    16 x 25cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 105
    €792≈ $854≈ £679Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
  9. Joseph Beuys, Urschlitten 1 (Aus: Zirkulationszeit), 1982, Radierung auf Arches (Wasserzeichen)
    Urschlitten 1 (Aus: Zirkulationszeit), 1982
    Etching · Paper · ed. 25/75
    16 x 25,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 106
    €792≈ $854≈ £679Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
  10. Joseph Beuys, Hirschkopf (Aus: Tränen), 1985, Farbradierung auf Velin, aufgewalzt auf graues Bütten
    Hirschkopf (Aus: Tränen), 1985
    Etching · Paper · ed. 67/75
    8,5 x 11cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 107
    €924≈ $996≈ £792Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
Also offered, result not published (28)

Lots by Joseph Beuys that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Joseph Beuys paintings (68)Joseph Beuys oil paintings (41)Joseph Beuys mixed media (12)Joseph Beuys works on paper (245)Joseph Beuys watercolors (9)Joseph Beuys gouaches (4)Joseph Beuys drawings (158)Joseph Beuys prints (664)Joseph Beuys etchings (61)Joseph Beuys aquatints (22)Joseph Beuys lithographs (176)Joseph Beuys screenprints (159)Joseph Beuys woodcuts & linocuts (11)Joseph Beuys multiples (42)Joseph Beuys photographs (61)Joseph Beuys sculpture (29)

Related artists — German, born 1896–1946

More German artists of the same period