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Joseph Beuys (German, 1921–1986) · 1968
€450,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $534,825≈ £396,519
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “Telefon, Lehmklumpen, getrocknetes Gras, Kabel, Holz”
- Signed / inscribed
- Bleistift signiert und datiert: Joseph Beuys 1968 · Joseph Beuys signature
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 19 × 38,5 × 104,5 cm
- Auction house
- Grisebach
- Sale
- Herbstauktionen 2017: Zeitgenössische Kunst
- Date
- December 1, 2017
- Location
- Berlin, Germany
- Lot
- 726
- Estimate
- €100,000 – €150,000 (≈ $118,850 – $178,275) (≈ £88,115 – £132,173)
- Source
- Auction house grisebach.com ↗Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
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