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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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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Topfspiel, from Zirkulationszeit (Pot Game, from Circulation Time) (S. 424), 1982
Etching · Paper · ed. 40/75
I. 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (15.9 x 10.8 cm) S. 17 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (45.1 x 31.4 cm)
Phillips · Apr 16, 2024 · Lot 333
$572≈ £459≈ €538Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Phillips ↗
Buttocklifting (S. 120), 1974
Baked enamel, on convex metal sheet · Paper
7 7/8 x 11 3/4 in. (20 x 29.8 cm)
Phillips · Apr 16, 2024 · Lot 403
$2,413≈ £1,938≈ €2,268Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
Schmerzraum, 1984
Screenprint · Board · ed. 70/180
28 x 60cm
Van Ham · Apr 10, 2024 · Lot 29
€396≈ $430≈ £339Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Van Ham ↗
Elch, 1975
Lithograph · ed. 59/75
43 x 66,5cm
Van Ham · Apr 10, 2024 · Lot 30
€2,508≈ $2,724≈ £2,145Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Van Ham ↗
Zeichen und Mythen, 1980
Print (other) · Paper · ed. XVI/XX
25,5 x 39,5cm
Van Ham · Apr 3, 2024 · Lot 101
€1,254≈ $1,352≈ £1,075Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
Urschlitten 2 (Aus: Zirkulationszeit), 1982
Etching · Paper · ed. 25/75
16 x 25cm
Van Ham · Apr 3, 2024 · Lot 105
€792≈ $854≈ £679Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
Urschlitten 1 (Aus: Zirkulationszeit), 1982
Etching · Paper · ed. 25/75
16 x 25,5cm
Van Ham · Apr 3, 2024 · Lot 106
€792≈ $854≈ £679Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
Hirschkopf (Aus: Tränen), 1985
Etching · Paper · ed. 67/75
8,5 x 11cm
Van Ham · Apr 3, 2024 · Lot 107
€924≈ $996≈ £792Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
Hirsch und Hut (Aus: Suite Zirkulationszeit), 1982
Etching · Paper · ed. 67/100
10 x 11cm
Van Ham · Apr 3, 2024 · Lot 123
€858≈ $925≈ £735Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗
Taucherin (Aus: Zirkulationszeit), 1982
Etching · Paper · ed. 33/75
17,5 x 16,5cm
Van Ham · Apr 3, 2024 · Lot 124
€396≈ $427≈ £339Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗

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Joseph Beuys signature

649 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

signed546
signed and dated63
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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