Joseph Beuys - Evening & Day Editions New York Monday, October 26, 2015 | Phillips

Evening & Day Editions

New York Auction 26 October 2015

  • Literature

    Edition Schellmann 12

  • Catalogue Essay

    This is an emergency survival kit for a snow-covered environment. As a sculptural piece however, placed in an interior, the objects and materials employed demand for a metaphorical reading well beyond their practical use. The blanket would grant shelter, the flashlight would allow to see in the dark and the fat provide a basic form of nutrition. As all objects making up this sculpture still remain unused, the vehicle appears to be destined for a journey that seems to either not have as yet begun, or not to have ended.

Property from an Important American Collection

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Joseph Beuys

Sled

1969
Wooden sled, felt, belts, flashlight, fat, rope, and oil paint (brown cross)
36 x 17 x 13 1/2 in (91.4 x 43.2 x 34.3 cm)
stamp numbered `04' on a plaque affixed to the sled (the edition was 50 and 5 hors commerce), published by Galerie René Block, Berlin.

Estimate
$150,000 - 250,000 

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Evening & Day Editions

New York Auction 26 October 2015