Offset print in colors on paper
Germany, 1984
Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) - German performance artist, sculptor, graphic artist, art theorist
Johannes Stüttgen (b. 1954) – German artist und author
Signed with black felt pen and ink in the left center ‘Joseph Beuys’ and ‘Johannes Stüttgen’
Press proof of the ‘Freie Internationale Universität, Free international University FIU “
Printed inscription ‘Organ des erweiterten Kunstbegriffs für die soziale Skulptur – eine Darstellung der Idee, Geschichte und Tätigkeit der FIU von Johannes Stüttgen, Düsseldorf, 1984’
An additional offset print on the back
Sheet size: 31.8 x 43 cm
Good condition
Joseph Beuys is still regarded as one of the most important artists of the 20th century; his ‘extended definition of art’ referred to the creative abilities of all people

This work is a press proof of the ‘Free international University FIU’ from 1984. Depicted are Joseph Beuys and Johannes Stüttgen in a car, also visible on the back. Below the printed inscription ‘Organ des erweiterten Kunstbegriffs für die soziale Skulptur – eine Darstellung der Idee, Geschichte und Tätigkeit der FIU von Johannes Stüttgen, Düsseldorf, 1984’ can be found.



This press proof is in the left center signed with black felt pen and ink ‘Joseph Beuys’ and ‘Johannes Stüttgen’. The condition is good with slight signs of age and wear. The upper corners are mounted on cardboard and small handling creases are visible. The sheet dimensions are 31.8 x 43 cm.



Joseph Beuys (1921-1986)

Born in Krefeld in 1921, 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 career as an artist as the master pupil of Ewald Mataré at the Stately Art Academy in Dusseldorf. Early on, the artist received numerous commissions and in 1961 he was called to the Dusseldorf Academy as a professor. Beuys’s works were exhibited at the documenta III in Kassel and the 37th Venice Biennale and were honoured with many international awards. In 1979, Beuys met Andy Warhol, who created the famous silkscreen portrait of the artist. In 1986 Beuys died at the age of 64 in his studio in Dusseldorf. His works can be found in many international museums such as the Tate Modern in London, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Museum Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. (lvp)

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