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
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Entwurf für PlastikGrisebach · Jun 2015€450,000≈ $504,810≈ £329,274Sign up to see

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Two works: (i) besser heute aktiv; (ii) ohne Titel, 1972
Drawing · Paper
(i) 14.7 x 21 cm (5 3/4 x 8 1/4 in) (ii) 22.4 x 20.9 cm (8 7/8 x 8 1/4 in)
Phillips · Feb 15, 2013 · Lot 225
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Economic Value Speisekuchen, 1977
Photograph
51,5x29 cm
Pananti · Dec 7, 2012 · Lot 314
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–800View at Pananti ↗
Economic Value Speisekuchen, 1977
Photograph
51,5x29 cm
Pananti · Dec 7, 2012 · Lot 314
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–800View at Pananti ↗
Fett Zeichnung, 1961
Sul verso: firma e data; sul supporto di chiusura
29,5x21 cm
Pananti · Dec 7, 2012 · Lot 584
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €8,000–10,000View at Pananti ↗
Fett Zeichnung, 1961
Sul verso: firma e data; sul supporto di chiusura
29,5x21 cm
Pananti · Dec 7, 2012 · Lot 584
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €8,000–10,000View at Pananti ↗
Economic Value Speisekuchen, 1977
Photograph
51,5x29 cm
Pananti · Dec 6, 2012 · Lot 314
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–800View at Pananti ↗
Economic Value Speisekuchen, 1977
Photograph
51,5x29 cm
Pananti · Dec 6, 2012 · Lot 314
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–800View at Pananti ↗
Fett Zeichnung, 1961
Sul verso: firma e data; sul supporto di chiusura
29,5x21 cm
Pananti · Dec 6, 2012 · Lot 584
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €8,000–10,000View at Pananti ↗
Fett Zeichnung, 1961
Sul verso: firma e data; sul supporto di chiusura
29,5x21 cm
Pananti · Dec 6, 2012 · Lot 584
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €8,000–10,000View at Pananti ↗
Magnetischer Abfall, 1975
31x22 cm
Pananti · May 26, 2012 · Lot 612
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,500View at Pananti ↗

Also offered, result not published (28)

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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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