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Joseph Beuys: Prints & Multiples

Fri, Jun 7, 2019 11:00AM EDT
Lot 81

Joseph Beuys (1921-1986): Stag's Skull, from Tears Suite

Estimate: $600 - $900
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$0 $25
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$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
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$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Etching in black on thin wove paper mounted on grey paper, 1985, with the Estate of Joseph Beuys blindstamp, the edition was 75.

17 x 12 1/2 in. (sheet), 22 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (frame).

Note: The Tears Suite is a group of twelve prints that focus on themes of light, matter, stasis and movement, similar concepts to those in his earlier Oath Hand Suite. Beuys had an affinity for the stag and used its image in two of the plates for this suite. The image of the stag has ties to Germanic mythology, and also relates to the image of Christ and his sacrificial death and resurrection.

Literature: Schellmann 524.

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.