Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples
German, 1921-1986
Beuys was born in Krefeld, Germany in 1921. Several months after his birth, the family moved to Kleve, close to the German-Dutch border. His talent for drawing was immediately spotted, and he visited the studio of the Flemish painter Achilles Moorgat as a child, which he later cites as inspirational to his own desires to pursue a career as an artist. In 1936, Beuys became a member of the compulsory Hitler Youth, and after graduating from school in 1941 he volunteered for the Luftwaffe. He began military training under the tutelage of Heinz Sielmann, and simultaneously attended lectures in Biology and Zoology. In 1942, Beuys was stationed in the Crimea.
In 1944, Beuys’ plane crashed on the Crimean Front. Following this incident, Beuys was deployed to the Western Front, where in 1945 he was taken prisoner in Cuxhaven and bought to a British internment camp. He was released on the 5th of August, 1945, returning home to Kleve. Following his return home, Beuys joined the Kleve Artists Association, and enrolled in the Monumental Sculpture program at the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts. In 1947, Beuys co-founded the artistic group Donnerstag-Gesellschaft which organized discussions, exhibitions, events and concerts between 1947 and 1950.
In 1951, Beuys shared a studio with Erwin Heerich that he kept for three years until after his graduation. Beuys graduated as a master student in 1953, and throughout the 1950s, struggled to successfully live off the income his art was bringing in. In 1961, Beuys was appointed a professor at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. In 1964, Beuys’ performance at the Technical College Aachen began his launch into public consciousness. The following year, Beuys held a solo exhibition at the Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf. Two years later, Beuys exhibited solo in Austria and Germany again, which he continued to do almost yearly throughout his career. In 1975-1976, Beuys represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. In 1979, Beuys held an exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale once more in 1980. There was a retrospective held for Beuys in 1984 at the Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo. Notably, Beuys was given a retrospective at the Tate Modern, London in 2005 and at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2008, and has been at the center of the international art scene since.
Beuys is collected worldwide, including at the Galerie aKonzept, Berlin; the Thomas Ammann Fine Art, Zurich; the Nohra Haime Gallery, New York; the Galerie Kluser, Munich; the Galerie Schwarzer, Dusseldorf; the Richard Saltoun Gallery, Londoon and the Plazzart Paris, France.(Biography provided by Shapero Modern)
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Artist: Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys, Initiation Gauloise - 1976, Conceptual Art, Fluxus, Signed Print
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Hamburg, DE
Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986)
Initiation Gauloise, 1976
Medium: Lithograph in colors on card stock
Dimensions: 55.3 x 75.7 cm (21 3/4 x 29 13/16 in)
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20th Century Abstract Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples
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Ja Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee, 1969, Sound Art, Conceptual Art, Disco
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Milano, IT
Una performance di Joseph Beuys, registrata alla Staatliche Kunstakademie di Düsseldorf nel 1968.
Interpreti: J. Beuys in collaborazione con H. Christiansen e J. Stüttgen.
Questa è...
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1960s Conceptual Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples
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Cardboard
Joseph Beuys, Parteiendiktatur - Signed Shopping Bag, 1971, Fluxus
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Hamburg, DE
Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986)
So kann die Parteiendiktatur überwunden werden (How the dictatorship of the parties can be overcome), 1971
Medium: Printed polyethylene shopping bag
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20th Century Post-War Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples
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Joseph Beuys, Aufbau - Signed Print, 1977, Conceptual Art, Fluxus, Modern Art
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Hamburg, DE
Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986)
Title: Aufbau, 1977
Medium: Offset on grey cardboard, stamped
Dimensions: 30.5 x 43 cm
Edition of 100: Hand-signed and numbered in pencil
Publisher: ...
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20th Century Contemporary Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
Joseph Beuys, FIU Joseph Beuys, 7000 Eichen - Signed Screenprint from 1982
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Hamburg, DE
Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986)
FIU Joseph Beuys, 7000 Eichen, 1982
Medium: Screenprint on black card stock
Dimensions: 61.5 x 45.8 cm
Edition of 100: Hand-signed in silver
Conditio...
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Stripes from the House of the Shaman (Rare poster, Hand Signed by Joseph Beuys)
By Joseph Beuys
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Beuys
Stripes from the House of the Shaman (Hand Signed), 1980
Offset lithograph hand signed by Joseph Beuys
Boldly signed on the recto in graphite pencil by Joseph Beuys
Published by: Anthony D'Offay Gallery, London
Frame included: held in original vintage frame
From the estate and collection of artist Tom Levine. Very rare when hand signed as is the present work. Vintage frame is included with this work. (see other photos)
Measurements:
Framed: 32.5 inches (vertical) by 24 inches (horizontal) by 1 inch (depth)
Print: 28.5 inches (vertical) by 19.5 inches (horizontal)
More about Joseph Beuys:
Joseph Beuys, who is recognized as one of the most influential artists of the postwar period, had a grand and ambitious goal for his work: the transformation of Western culture into a more peaceful, democratic, and creative milieu. His multifaceted career, which included sculpture, performance, lectures, activism, and even a campaign for elected office, were all part of an “expanded concept of art” that was aimed at advancing his utopian vision. In all its forms, his work is dense and highly allusive and draws on much of the accumulated knowledge of Western civilization, including history, religion, natural sciences, economic theory, and myth. A charismatic teacher, Beuys was mentor to a generation of younger artists who were inspired by his passionate fusion of art, life, and activism.
Service in World War II
Beuys was born in Krefeld, Germany, and as a youth pursued dual interests in art and the natural sciences. In 1940, at age 19, he joined the German air force. During his 5 years of service, he was wounded several times and interned in a British prisoner-of-war camp. He returned home in 1945 physically and emotionally depleted, and spent nearly a decade recuperating on a friend’s farm, where he made hundreds of drawings and small sculptures. Coming to terms with his involvement in World War II would be a lifelong process that informed much of his art.
Teaching at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, Sled
After the war, Beuys decided to dedicate himself to art. In 1961, he was appointed to a professorship at the Düsseldorf Art Academy and soon became the school’s most sought-after teacher. At the same time, he began to develop his sculptural practice. One of his best-known works from this period is Sled (1969), which he called a “survival kit”: an elemental means of transport carrying a felt blanket...
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Blatt auf Karteikarte, rom the portfolio Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow
By Joseph Beuys
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Beuys
Blatt auf Karteikarte (from Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow), 1992
Color silkscreen on vellum parchment paper, held in original portfolio sleeve
Signed by Eva Beuys, the Executor of the Beuys estate, in blue ink on the reverse and annotated P.P.; and bears publisher's blind stamp
30 × 22 3/4 inches
Held in the original, removable portfolio sleeve (see photograph)
Originally published by Domberger in collaboration with Artists Unlimited for Nature to support the conservation of the tropical rainforest.
The text says:
1000 Stk. hh DIN A4 EVP 33,00 M
This is one of five Printers Proofs aside from the regular edition of 100, signed by Eva Beuys, the Executor of the Beuys estate, and annotated PP on the front, with the publisher's blind stamp, from the original portfolio Columbus: In Search of a New Tomorrow, housed in the rarely seen original protective sleeve. The portfolio was created to raise funds to help save the rainforest.
“Before the world is changed
it would perhaps be more appropriate
not to destroy it”
- Paul Claudel
This color silkscreen signed and annotated on the reverse by the artist's widow is Joseph Beuys contribution to the portfolio, "Columbus: in Search of a New Tomorrow" - to raise funds and awareness about saving the Rainforest. 35 artist from around the world were invited to contribute mainly silkscreens, but also photography, literature, drama and music. This ambitious project was sponsored by His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain and Mr. Hoet, manager of “documenta IX”. Besides Beuys, other artists who participated in this portfolio are: Kenny Scharf, Max Bill, Sandro Chia, Eduardo Chillida, Joe Cocker, Christo, Hanne Darboven...
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1990s Conceptual Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples
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Joseph Beuys, een konfrontatie, 137 Tekeningen 1945-1979 (Weiss-Britsch 75)
By Joseph Beuys
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys, een konfrontatie, 137 Tekeningen 1945-1979, (Hand Signed), 1979
Silkscreen on velincarton (thin board)
Catalogue raisonne reference: Weiss-Britsch 75
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James Joyce
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Winterswijk, NL
James Joyce
Catalog raisonné: Schellmann 511
Offset
1984
In great condition
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Funnel
By Joseph Beuys
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this scarce woodcut on Rives BFK (printed 1973-74). Signed, dated "1951" and numbered 12/50 in pencil. Printed by Franz Joseph van der Grinten, Gaesdonk. Pu...
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Institut for Cosmetic Surgery
By Joseph Beuys
Located in London, GB
Baked enamel on convex metal sheet, 1974, signed in black ball-point pen on the Edition Staeck label on the revers, from the numbered edition of 80, published by Edition Staeck, Heid...
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1970s Conceptual Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples
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