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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  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

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  1. Joseph Beuys, Hommage à Picasso, 1973, Lithograph in colours
    Hommage à Picasso, 1973
    Lithograph · ed. 65/90
    49 x 57 cm (19,2 x 22,4 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 526
    €2,928≈ $4,080≈ £2,598Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  2. Joseph Beuys, Fluxus Partir, 1968, graphite, ink stamps and type on paper
    Fluxus Partir, 1968
    Drawing · Paper
    26 h x 19½ w in (66 x 50 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 119
    $2,000≈ £1,299≈ €1,556Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  3. Joseph Beuys, Intuition, 1968, pine
    Intuition, 1968
    pine
    12 h x 8¼ w x 2¼ d in (30 x 21 x 6 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 330
    $1,211≈ £786≈ €942Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
  4. Joseph Beuys, New York Subway Poster, 1983, Lithographie in Weiß und Siebdruck in Rot auf Maschinenbütten
    New York Subway Poster, 1983
    Lithograph
    27,9 × 70,4 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 319
    €8,330≈ $10,046≈ £6,893Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
  5. Joseph Beuys, Kreativität und Zukunft, Pencil and two stamps on cardboard with irregular right margin approx
    Kreativität und Zukunft
    Drawing · Board
    17.5 x 13 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 662
    €6,000≈ $7,361≈ £5,014Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
  6. Joseph Beuys, Untitled (Kalenderblatt), 2 works: pencil and stamp on printed calendar sheet with perforated lower right corner
    Untitled (Kalenderblatt)
    Drawing · Paper
    13 x 9 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 663
    €5,160≈ $6,330≈ £4,312Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
  7. Joseph Beuys, Empetrum Nigrum, Collage made of crumbled and printed papery, partially with plant extracts and ink
    Empetrum Nigrum
    Print (other) · Paper
    31.5 x 21.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 664
    €15,600≈ $19,138≈ £13,037Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Joseph Beuys, Untitled (Aktionsgruppe), Collage made of adhesive plaster with blood and printed paper on stamped cardboard
    Untitled (Aktionsgruppe)
    Print (other) · Board
    16.5 x 22.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 665
    €7,800≈ $9,569≈ £6,518Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
  9. Joseph Beuys, Schautafeln für den Unterricht I + II, Work in 2 parts: 2 photo-offsetprints on cardboard, each
    Schautafeln für den Unterricht I + II
    Print (other) · Board · ed. 65/202
    83 x 105 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 668
    €3,600≈ $4,416≈ £3,009Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  10. Joseph Beuys, ich kenne kein weekend, 1 Ready Made by Joseph Beuys (ich kenne kein Weekend, Schellmann 51) and 18 mostly coloured graphic works on different papers by KP Brehmer (5), KH Hödicke (4, one of them double-sheet size), Peter Hutchinson (1), Arthur Köpcke (2), Sigmar Polke (Weekend I, II und III, 3 Offsetlithographien, Becker/von der Osten 21) and Wolf Vostell. Each sheet signed and numbered, partly dated. Copy 52/95. Loose in printed envelopes, in black wooden suitcase with handle
    ich kenne kein weekend
    Print (other) · Paper · ed. 52/95
    51.5 x 66.7 x 10.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 673
    €10,800≈ $13,249≈ £9,026Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–7,000View at Lempertz ↗
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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

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

Form

  • signed549
  • 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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