Multiple on brown paper, mounted on blue paper, on cardboard
Germany, 1977-1980
Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) – German performance artist, sculptor and draftsman
Signed in pencil on the top center with ‘Joseph Beuys’
Green stamp ‘Zum Europa-Parlament wählt Die Grünen- die einzige Alternative für Europa’
Below red stamp ‘Guten Einkauf’
Catalog raisonné: Schellmann 324
Edition Staeck, Heidelberg
Overall dimensions: 49 x 36 cm
Dimensions of bag: 36.5 x 23.5 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Private collection Germany
Joseph Beuys’ autographed works are very rare and sought after today; multiples attain over 61.000 Euro at international auctions

This signed multiple comes from the German performance artist, sculptor and graphic artist Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) and was created around 1977 to 1980. It is a GDR paper bag bearing two stamps. The green stamp ‘Zum Europa-Parlament wählt Die Grünen - die einzige Alternative für Europa’ can be found in the upper part and the red stamp ‘Guten Einkauf’ is visible beneath in a rectangular frame. The work was made during the documenta 6 as part of the ‘Wirtschaftswerte’. It is signed in pencil with ‘Joseph Beuys’ on the upper center.



The work is in good condition. The ground and the red stamp are slightly faded and a matt stain is visible above the lower edge. The multiple is mounted on blue paper on cardboard at the upper center and has a total size of 49 x 36 cm. The dimensions of the bag are 36.5 x 23.5 cm.



Literature:

Jörg Schellmann/Bernd Klüser (Ed.), Joseph Beuys Multiples, Werkverzeichnis der Multiples und Druckgraphik 1965-1985, Munich 1985.



Joseph Beuys (1921-1986)

Born in 1921 in Krefeld, Joseph Beuys was one of the most important German artists of the second half of the 20th Century. After his military service at the German Air Force and his legendary plane crash in 1944, Beuys began his artistic career as the master pupil of Ewald Mataré at the Stately Art Academy in Dusseldorf. Already in the early days, the artist received numerous commissions, and in 1961, he was hired at the Duesseldorf Academy of Arts as a professor. Beuys’ works were exhibited at many exhibitions, such as the documenta III in Kassel and the 37th Biennale in Venice. His works were honored with many international awards. In 1979, Beuys met Andy Warhol, who created the famous silkscreen portrait of the artist. In 1986, Beuys died in his studio in Dusseldorf at the age of 64. His works are among the collections of many international museums, such as the Tate Modern in London, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Museum Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin.

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