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Joseph Beuys: Prints & Multiples

Fri, Jun 7, 2019 11:00AM EDT
Lot 740

Joseph Beuys (1921-1986): Primeval Sleds 1, from Circulation Time Suite

Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Etching and drypoint in black on wove paper mounted on grey paper, 1982, signed in pencil, numbered 45/75.

22 x 17 1/2 in. (sheet), 28 x 22 1/2 in. (frame).

Note: Beuys used the sled in several works as a central iconographical motif representing ideas of movement and travel, indicators of change and transformation in the spiritual search for meaning. 

Literature: Schellmann 434B.

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.