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Joseph Beuys: Prints & Multiples

Fri, Jun 7, 2019 11:00AM EDT
Lot 590

Joseph Beuys (1921-1986): Ice Age Animals, from Oath Hand Suite

Estimate: $700 - $900
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Lithograph in black on wove paper, 1980, signed in pencil, numbered 70/75.

15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (sheet), 21 x 16 1/2 in. (frame).

Literature: Schellmann 348.

Note: Beuys considered drawing to be an extension of his thoughts and used printmaking as a way to reproduce his already established iconography. The imagery in his prints reiterates themes he pursued in drawings, with slight modifications. Beuys called his series of prints 'Suites'. Oath Hand is the first suite produced using this model of graphic work. The suite comprises twenty prints that explore the ideas of light and matter, and stasis and movement. 

Condition

With full margins. Apparently in very good condition. Not examined out of frame. Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.