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Vor der Geburt by Joseph Beuys, 1949, 2 works: colourless embossing and blackened embossing on paper. each, sold Nov 2013Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗

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Vor der Geburt

Joseph Beuys (German, 1921–1986) · 1949

€23,180 price realized incl. premium

≈ $31,506≈ £19,289

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Medium
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As published: “2 works: colourless embossing and blackened embossing on paper. each”
Support
Paper
Category
Works on paper (other)
Dimensions
48.5 x 25.8 cm
Auction house
Lempertz
Sale
Auction 1022 Contemporary Art - November 27, 2013 (1022-1)
Date
November 28, 2013
Lot
615
Estimate
€15,000 – €20,000 (≈ $20,388 – $27,184) (≈ £12,482 – £16,643)
Source
Auction house lempertz.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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