Joseph Beuys - Evening & Day Editions London Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | Phillips

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  •   “I’m interested in the distribution of physical vehicles in the form of editions because I’m interested in spreading ideas.”
    —Joseph Beuys

     

    • Provenance

      Personal copy of the publisher and part of the Archive of Edition Schellmann since time of publication

    • Literature

      Jörg Schellmann 79
      Jörg Schellmann, ed., Forty Are Better Than One, Munich/New York, 2009, p. 30
      ars publicata, Joseph Beuys – The Multiples, 79

Works from the Archive of Edition Schellmann to benefit the Ars Publicata Project

25

Erdtelephon (Earth Telephone) (S. 79)

1973-77
Unique screenprint in colours, on felt board, with the accompanying metal clamp added in 1977.
106.5 x 63.5 x 4 cm (41 7/8 x 25 x 1 5/8 in.)
Signed in pencil on the metal clamp, a unique first trial proof (the edition was 100 and 12 in Roman numerals), published by Edition Schellmann, Munich.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
£6,000 - 8,000 ‡♠

Sold for £6,985

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Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 17 - 18 January 2024