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    • 60 Lots

    1
    Joseph Beuys
    Capri-Batterie (Capri Battery) (S. 546)
    Estimate
    £10,000–15,000
    Sold For
    £16,380
    2
    Joseph Beuys
    Sonne statt Reagan (Sun Instead of Reagan) (S. 447)
    Estimate
    £2,000–3,000
    Sold For
    £2,520
    3
    Joseph Beuys
    Ja Ja Ja Ja Ja, Nee Nee Nee Nee Nee (Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, No No No No No) (S. 13)
    Estimate
    £300–500
    Sold For
    £693
    4
    Joseph Beuys
    Celtic Kinloch Rannoch (S. 334)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    Sold For
    £1,008
    No Reserve
    5
    Joseph Beuys
    DDR-Tüte (Guten Einkauf) (GDR Paper Bag) (S. 324)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    Sold For
    £1,260
    6
    Joseph Beuys
    Holzpostkarte (Wood Postcard); and Filzpostkarte (Felt Postcard) (S. 104, 539)
    Estimate
    £600–800
    Sold For
    £630
    7
    Joseph Beuys
    Wirtschaftswert Signiertusche (Economic Value Signature Ink) (S. 469)
    Estimate
    £1,500–2,000
    Sold For
    £2,016
    8
    Joseph Beuys
    DM 90,000 (S. 463)
    Estimate
    £2,500–3,500
    Sold For
    £3,276
    9
    Joseph Beuys
    L'Arte è una zanzara dalle mille ali (Art is a thousand-winged mosquito) (S. 395-398)
    Estimate
    £1,500–2,000
    Sold For
    £3,276
    10
    Joseph Beuys
    Painting Version 1-90 (S. 186)
    Estimate
    £6,000–8,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    11
    Joseph Beuys
    Cosmos und Damian Gebohnert (Cosmos and Damian Polished) (S. 156)
    Estimate
    £800–1,200
    Sold For
    £1,764
    12
    Joseph Beuys
    Kunst = Kapital (Art = Capital) (S. 367)
    Estimate
    £8,000–12,000
    Sold For
    £14,490
    Article | Editions

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    13
    Joseph Beuys
    Mit Schwefel überzogene Zinkkiste (tamponierte Ecke) (Sulphur-Covered Zinc Box (Plugged Corner)) (S. 21)
    Estimate
    £10,000–15,000
    Sold For
    £10,080
    14
    Joseph Beuys
    Cuprum 0.3% unguentum metallicum praeparatum (S. 556)
    Estimate
    £15,000–20,000
    Sold For
    £18,900
    15
    Joseph Beuys
    Schlitten (Sled) (S. 12)
    Estimate
    £80,000–120,000
    Sold For
    £132,300
    16
    Joseph Beuys
    Untitled
    Estimate
    £40,000–60,000
    17
    Joseph Beuys
    Untitled
    Estimate
    £30,000–40,000
    18
    Joseph Beuys
    KRIEG! (WAR!)
    Estimate
    £20,000–30,000
    Sold For
    £21,420
    19
    Joseph Beuys
    Blindwühlmaus (Blind Vole)
    Estimate
    £12,000–18,000
    20
    Joseph Beuys
    Freedom for James Boyle
    Estimate
    £15,000–20,000
    21
    Joseph Beuys
    Untitled
    Estimate
    £10,000–15,000
    23
    Joseph Beuys
    Untitled (Braunkreuz; Belfast Space; and Take from Every Pile)
    Estimate
    £12,000–18,000
    24
    Joseph Beuys
    Paß für den Eintritt in die Zukunft (Passport for Entry into the Future) (S. 126)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    Sold For
    £1,260
    No Reserve
    25
    Joseph Beuys and John Cage
    Orwell Print (S. 500)
    Estimate
    £800–1,200
    Sold For
    £1,638
    Article | Editions

    Myth, Materiality and Multiples: The Art of Joseph Beuys

    Taking humble, everyday materials and objects, the artist transformed lightbulbs, school equipment, and workman’s tools into talismans and reliquaries of healing.

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    26
    Joseph Beuys
    Sandzeichnugen (Sand Drawings) (S. 272-283)
    Estimate
    £1,500–2,000
    Sold For
    £1,512
    27
    Joseph Beuys
    Zeichnungen für Codices Madrid von Leonardo da Vinci (Drawings for Codices Madrid by Leonardo Da Vinci) (S. 165-185)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    Sold For
    £1,008
    28
    Joseph Beuys
    Verde di rabbia (Green with Anger) (S. 365)
    Estimate
    £3,000–5,000
    Sold For
    £3,024
    29
    Joseph Beuys
    Demokratie Ist Lustig (Democracy is Merry) (S. 68)
    Estimate
    £2,000–3,000
    Sold For
    £5,040
    No Reserve
    30
    Joseph Beuys
    Vino F.I.U (S. 484)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    Sold For
    £882
    31
    Joseph Beuys
    Free International University (Kunst = Kapital) (Art = Capital)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,200
    32
    Joseph Beuys
    Main Stream (S. 70B)
    Estimate
    £400–600
    Sold For
    £1,260
    33
    Joseph Beuys
    Beuys/Rosebery/Fuller (S. 366)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    34
    Joseph Beuys
    Aus dem Eurasienstab (From Eurasia Staff) (S. 75)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    Sold For
    £1,890
    35
    Joseph Beuys
    Yellow (S. 205)
    Estimate
    £800–1,200
    Sold For
    £2,898
    36
    Joseph Beuys
    BRYONIA
    Estimate
    £8,000–12,000
    37
    Joseph Beuys
    Aus Künstlerpost (from Artist's Mail) (S. 15)
    Estimate
    £3,000–5,000
    Sold For
    £3,780
    Article | Editions

    100 Years of Joseph Beuys

    Remembering the artist’s life and work over the past century, as 2021 marks the celebration of what would have been Beuys’ 100th birthday.

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    38
    Joseph Beuys
    Food for Thought (S. 206)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    Sold For
    £1,638
    39
    Joseph Beuys
    Auguren (Augurs) (S. 443)
    Estimate
    £400–600
    Sold For
    £882
    40
    Joseph Beuys
    La Jambe d'Orwell: Pantalons pour le 21e siècle (The Orwell Leg: Trousers for the 21st Century) (S. 485)
    Estimate
    £10,000–15,000
    41
    Joseph Beuys
    Levitazione in Italia (Levitation In Italy) (S. 247)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    Sold For
    £756
    42
    Joseph Beuys
    Vitex Agnus Castus (S. 73)
    Estimate
    £200–300
    Sold For
    £441
    43
    Joseph Beuys
    Packbild 3 II (Picture Pack 3 II)
    Estimate
    £12,000–18,000
    44
    Joseph Beuys
    Klangkörper Tonsäule (Sound Box Tonal Column)
    Estimate
    £8,000–12,000
    Sold For
    £13,860
    45
    Joseph Beuys
    2 Schafe (2 Sheep)
    Estimate
    £8,000–12,000
    Sold For
    £15,120
    46
    Joseph Beuys
    Untitled
    Estimate
    £3,000–5,000
    47
    Joseph Beuys
    Surrender II (S. 102B)
    Estimate
    £300–500
    Sold For
    £756
    48
    Joseph Beuys
    Untitled, from Homage á Picasso (S. 84)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    Sold For
    £1,764
    49
    Joseph Beuys
    Meerengel zwei Robben (Sea Angel Two Seals), from Zirkulationszeitsuite (Suite Circulation Time) (S. 429)
    Estimate
    £600–800
    Sold For
    £693
    50
    Joseph Beuys
    Gletscher schwamm totenbett (Glacier Sponge Deathbed) (S. 308-309)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    Sold For
    £1,260
    51
    Joseph Beuys
    Besser heute aktiv (Better Active Today) (S. 60)
    Estimate
    £200–300
    Sold For
    £819
    No Reserve
    52
    Joseph Beuys
    3 Tonnen Edition (3 Ton Edition) (S. 74)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    Sold For
    £2,142
    53
    Joseph Beuys
    Im Kopf und im Topf (In Head and in Pot) (S. 268)
    Estimate
    £300–500
    Sold For
    £567
    54
    Joseph Beuys
    Bitterfelder Telegramm (Bitterfeld Telegram) (S. 297)
    Estimate
    £500–700
    Sold For
    £1,638
    55
    Joseph Beuys
    A.E.I.O.U, Difesa della natura (Defence of Nature) (S. 481)
    Estimate
    £1,000–1,500
    Sold For
    £3,528
    56
    Joseph Beuys
    Joseph Beuys: Vitrines–Forms of the Sixties; Joseph Beuys: dernier espace avec introspecteur 1964-1982; Joseph Beuys: Stripes from the House of Shaman; and Joseph Beuys: Plight
    Estimate
    £3,000–4,000
    Sold For
    £5,670
    57
    Joseph Beuys
    Postkarten (Postcards) 1968-1974 (see S. P1-68)
    Estimate
    £400–600
    Sold For
    £630
    58
    Joseph Beuys
    The Archives: The Art Information Centre Peter Van Beveren (S. 382)
    Estimate
    £600–800
    Sold For
    £756
    No Reserve
    59
    Joseph Beuys
    Joseph Beuys: dernier espace avec introspecteur 1964-1982: two books
    Estimate
    £250–350
    Sold For
    £126
    No Reserve
    60
    Joseph Beuys
    Joseph Beuys: Drawings
    Estimate
    £400–600
    Sold For
    £252
    61
    Alastair Thain
    Joseph Beuys
    Estimate
    £800–1,200
    Sold For
    £5,292