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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£465,000≈ $606,872≈ €527,439Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumUnbetitelt (Feld)Phillips20181,326lots offered2001–2026years recorded90%sold (1,170)$2kSign up free to seemedian price

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

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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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Multiples, Bücher und Kataloge aus der Sammlung Dr. Speck
Print (other) · Paper
84 x 59cm
Van Ham · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 1052
€206≈ $230≈ £159Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €200–View at Van Ham ↗
Konvolut 3 Granolithografien
Lithograph · Board
23 x 15,5cm
Van Ham · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 1067
€387≈ $432≈ £299Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
Konvolut 3 Granolithografien
Lithograph · Board
23 x 32,5cm
Van Ham · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 1068
€490≈ $548≈ £379Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗
Konvolut 3 Granolithografien
Lithograph · Board
23 x 33cm
Van Ham · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 1069
€490≈ $548≈ £379Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗
Zeichnungen zu Leonardo Codices Madrid
Lithograph
23 x 32,5cm
Van Ham · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 1070
€774≈ $865≈ £599Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
"Painting Version 86" (Painting Version 1-90)
Oil · Paper
76 x 56cm
Van Ham · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 1071
€11,610≈ $12,973≈ £8,981Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Food for Thought, 1977
Print (other) · Paper
88 x 16cm
Van Ham · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 1073
€1,226≈ $1,370≈ £948Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Difesa Della Natura - J. Beuys
Buchdruck auf dünnem Papier · Paper
70 x 100cm
Van Ham · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 1074
€710≈ $793≈ £549Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
Tram Stop
Screenprint · Paper
100 x 70cm
Van Ham · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 1076
€226≈ $253≈ £175Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €200–View at Van Ham ↗
Mach den Mund weit auf
Print (other) · Paper
8 x 32cm
Van Ham · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 1082
€516≈ $577≈ £399Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗

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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

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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