Joseph Beuys

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)

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Unbetitelt (Feld)Phillips · Oct 2018£465,000≈ $606,872≈ €527,439Sign up to see
ErdtelephonGrisebach · Dec 2017€450,000≈ $534,825≈ £396,519Sign up to see
Entwurf für PlastikGrisebach · Jun 2015€450,000≈ $504,810≈ £329,274Sign up to see

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Elch, 1975
Lithograph · ed. 23/75
43 x 66,5cm
Van Ham · May 19, 2021 · Lot 28
€4,620≈ $5,642≈ £3,984Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Poison, 1975
Flasche, außen braun lackiert und innen verspiegelt, mit Jodkristall · ed. XII/XXX
10,5cm
Van Ham · May 19, 2021 · Lot 29
€4,620≈ $5,642≈ £3,984Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–View at Van Ham ↗
Zwei Fräulein mit leuchtendem Brot, 1966
Oil · Board
28 x 21 x 2cm
Van Ham · May 19, 2021 · Lot 3
€4,620≈ $5,642≈ £3,984Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–View at Van Ham ↗
Botanischer Wahnsinn, 1976
Print (other) · Board · ed. 16/200
62 x 86cm
Van Ham · May 19, 2021 · Lot 31
€528≈ $645≈ £455Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗
Initiation Gauloise, 1976
Lithograph · Board
55 x 76cm
Van Ham · May 19, 2021 · Lot 32
€924≈ $1,128≈ £797Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €700–View at Van Ham ↗
Food for Thought, 1977
Print (other) · Paper
88 x 16cm
Van Ham · May 19, 2021 · Lot 33
€1,056≈ $1,290≈ £911Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Van Ham ↗
1 Wirtschaftswert (Mirathen)
Plastiktütchen mit Gefrierbeutel, mit handschriftlichem Zusatz: 1 Wirtschaftswert und gestempelt: Hauptstrom
34 x 20 x 0,5cm
Van Ham · May 19, 2021 · Lot 35
€660≈ $806≈ £569Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Van Ham ↗
1 Wirtschaftswert (Butterbrotpapier), Ca. 1977
12 Bögen Butterbrotpapier, in Umschlag, gestempelt, mit handschriftlichem Zusatz: 1 Wirtschaftswert · Paper
33 x 25 x 1cm
Van Ham · May 19, 2021 · Lot 36
€858≈ $1,048≈ £740Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
1 Wirtschaftswert (Bonbuch), Ca. 1977
Bonbuch, gestempelt, mit handschriftlichem Zusatz: 1 Wirtschaftswert
20 x 10 x 1cm
Van Ham · May 19, 2021 · Lot 37
€990≈ $1,209≈ £854Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
Sandzeichnungen, 1978
Print (other) · Paper · ed. 68/250
49,5 x 70cm
Van Ham · May 19, 2021 · Lot 39
€3,432≈ $4,191≈ £2,959Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Van Ham ↗

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Joseph Beuys signature

655 catalogued lots by Joseph Beuys record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (64% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

on the reverse54
lower right9
lower centre6
lower left6
in the margin4
upper right3

Form

signed550
signed and dated65
signed in pencil37
initialled2
monogrammed1

Signed 'Joseph Beuys' upper right — Untitled, Phillips, Nov 23, 2023
Betitelt und signiert mittig: ich ernähre mich durch Kraftvergeudung Joseph Beuys. Verso nummeriert: 110/120 — ich ernähre mich durch Kraftvergeudung, Van Ham, Sep 29, 2021
Signiert verso: Joseph Beuys — Holzpostkarte, Van Ham, May 19, 2021

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About Joseph Beuys

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 Stüttgen, Caroline Tisdall, Robert McDowell, and Enrico Wolleb, Beuys created the Free International University for Creativity & Interdisciplinary Research (FIU). Through his talks and performances, he also formed The Party for Animals and The Organisation for Direct Democracy. He was a member of a Dadaist art movement Fluxus and singularly inspirational in developing of Performance Art, called Kunst Aktionen, alongside Wiener Aktionismus that Allan Kaprow and Carolee Schneemann termed Art Happenings.

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