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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Auktion 422, Los 590, 1968
Drawing
30 x 20,5 x 6cm
Van Ham · Dec 5, 2018 · Lot 590
€516≈ $586≈ £459Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗
Celtic + ~~~, 1971
Photograph · Linen
canvas box: 42,5 x 52,5 x 10 cm; photographs: each 40 x 50 cm
im Kinsky · Dec 1, 2018 · Lot 0660
€5,940≈ $6,747≈ £5,291Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–5,000View at im Kinsky ↗
Berglampe, 1953
Sculpture
16 × 10 × 5 cm
Grisebach · Nov 30, 2018 · Lot 807
€100,000≈ $113,590≈ £89,069Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €80,000–100,000View at Grisebach ↗
Cosmos und Damian gebohnert, 1975
Postkarten-Druckbogen, Schuhcreme, auf Graupappe aufgezogen · Board
44,5 x 34,5 x 0,5cm
Van Ham · Nov 23, 2018 · Lot 2047
€2,580≈ $2,929≈ £2,283Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Cosmos und Damian gebohnert, 1975
Postkarten-Druckbogen, Schuhcreme, auf Graupappe aufgezogen · Board
44,5 x 34,5 x 0,5cm
Van Ham · Nov 23, 2018 · Lot 2048
€2,580≈ $2,929≈ £2,283Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Yellow, 1977
Screenprint · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 18, 2018 · Lot 155
$938≈ £731≈ €827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Installation, 1977
Lithograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 18, 2018 · Lot 156
$813≈ £634≈ €717Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Intuition, 1968
Drawing
12 h x 8¼ w x 2¼ d in (30 x 21 x 6 cm)
Van Ham · Oct 26, 2018 · Lot 12
€903≈ $1,024≈ £801Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €700–View at Van Ham ↗
Tote Hirsche (aus: "Zirkulationszeit"), 1982
Etching · Paper · ed. 18/75
44 x 57,5cm
Van Ham · Oct 26, 2018 · Lot 15
€1,548≈ $1,756≈ £1,373Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Ich hab' ein Kraftwerk im Rucksack, 1981
Zeitungsseite, gestempelt · ed. 16/18
57 x 39cm
Van Ham · Oct 26, 2018 · Lot 16
€774≈ $878≈ £686Price realizedSign up free to seeView 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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