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)
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Record prices
Unbetitelt (Feld)Phillips · £465,000≈ $606,872≈ €527,439Sign up to see
ErdtelephonGrisebach · €450,000≈ $534,825≈ £396,519Sign up to see
Entwurf 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).
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- Schiefertafel, 1972€1,226≈ $1,356≈ £1,054Sign up free to see
- Rose für Demokratie, 1972€1,355≈ $1,498≈ £1,165Sign up free to see
- Vitex Agnus Castus, 1973€258≈ $285≈ £222Sign up free to see
- Intuition, 1968€774≈ $856≈ £665Sign up free to see
- Fettbriefe, 1973€1,032≈ $1,141≈ £887Sign up free to see
- Erdtelefon, 1978€3,483≈ $3,852≈ £2,995Sign up free to see
- €1,264≈ $1,398≈ £1,087Sign up free to see
- Komet, 1950€2,678≈ $2,961≈ £2,303Sign up free to see
- Heidelberg, 1970€774≈ $856≈ £665Sign up free to see
- €1,226≈ $1,356≈ £1,054Sign up free to see
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.
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Joseph Beuys signature
654 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
Form
Signed 'Joseph Beuys' upper right
— Untitled, Phillips, Nov 23, 2023Betitelt und signiert mittig: ich ernähre mich durch Kraftvergeudung Joseph Beuys. Verso nummeriert: 110/120
— ich ernähre mich durch Kraftvergeudung, Van Ham, Sep 29, 2021Signiert verso: Joseph Beuys
— Holzpostkarte, Van Ham, May 19, 2021
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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