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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.
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Artist: Joseph Beuys
Stripes from the House of the Shaman Rare print Hand Signed ink by Joseph Beuys
By Joseph Beuys
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Beuys Stripes from the House of the Shaman (Hand Signed), 1980 Silkscreen exhibition poster with offset lettering on wove paper; hand signed by Joseph Beuys Boldly signed on t...
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1980s Conceptual Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

James Joyce
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Winterswijk, NL
James Joyce Catalog raisonné: Schellmann 511 Offset 1984 In great condition
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1980s Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples

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Offset

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

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Offset

Untitled (from Codies Madrid)
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Winterswijk, NL
A sketch of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. The drawing was made with a pencil on paper. Untitled (from Codies Madrid) Granolithography - double-sided 1975 ...
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1970s Abstract Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Joseph Beuys, een konfrontatie, 137 Tekeningen 1945-1979, Hand Signed print Rare
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 Boldl...
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1970s Conceptual Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples

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Board, Offset

Joseph Beuys, Blatt auf Karteikarte, from 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 Beuy...
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1990s Conceptual Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples

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Untitled (from Codies Madrid)
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Winterswijk, NL
A sketch of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. The drawing was made with a pencil on paper. Untitled (from Codies Madrid) Granolithography - double-sided 1975 ...
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1970s Abstract Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Untitled (from Codies Madrid)
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Winterswijk, NL
A sketch of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. The drawing was made with a pencil on paper. Untitled (from Codies Madrid) Granolithography - double-sided 1975 ...
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1970s Abstract Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Joseph Beuys, Ich ernähre mich durch Kraftvergeudung - Pencil on Paper Plate
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Hamburg, DE
Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986) Ich ernähre mich durch Kraftvergeudung, 1978 Medium: Pencil on paper plate (found object) Dimensions: 11.5 x 17 cm Edition of 120 + 10 AP: Hand-signe...
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20th Century Post-War Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Pencil

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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Plastic

Joseph Beuys, Order - Signed Edition, Original Print, Fluxus, Post-war ART
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Hamburg, DE
Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986) Order, 1973 Medium: Order card, stamped Sheet dimensions: 15 x 10.5 cm Frame dimensions: 24.8 x 20.5 cm Edition of 120: Hand-signed and numbered Cata...
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20th Century Post-War Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples

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Offset

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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1950s Modern Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples

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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) Edition of 185 + 15 unnumbered...
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20th Century Abstract Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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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20th Century Pop Art Joseph Beuys Prints and Multiples

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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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Metal, Enamel

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