Joseph Beuys

Levitazione in Italia (Levitation In Italy) (S. 247)

1978
Offset lithograph in colours, on wove paper, the full sheet.
S. 36.7 x 23.1 cm (14 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.)
Signed and numbered 91/200 in pencil, published by Edizioni Lucio Amelio, Naples (with their inkstamp on the reverse), framed.

Estimate
£1,000 - 1,500 ‡♠

Sold for £756

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BEUYS 100

London Auction 14 June 2021

1
Joseph Beuys
Capri-Batterie (Capri Battery) (S. 546)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω♠
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 Ω♠
Sold for £693
4
Joseph Beuys
Celtic Kinloch Rannoch (S. 334)
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 ♠
Sold for £1,008
5No Reserve
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
13
Joseph Beuys
Mit Schwefel überzogene Zinkkiste (tamponierte Ecke) (Sulphur-Covered Zinc Box (Plugged Corner)) (S. 21)
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω♠
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 Ω♠
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 ‡♠
22
This lot is no longer available.
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
25No Reserve
Joseph Beuys and John Cage
Orwell Print (S. 500)
Estimate £800 - 1,200 •‡♠
Sold for £1,638
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
30No Reserve
Joseph Beuys
Vino F.I.U (S. 484)
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 Ω•♠
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
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
52No Reserve
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 Ω♠
Sold for £630
58
Joseph Beuys
The Archives: The Art Information Centre Peter Van Beveren (S. 382)
Estimate £600 - 800 ‡♠
Sold for £756
59No Reserve
Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys: dernier espace avec introspecteur 1964-1982: two books
Estimate £250 - 350 •♠
Sold for £126
60No Reserve
Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys: Drawings
Estimate £400 - 600 •♠
Sold for £252
61
Alastair Thain
Joseph Beuys
Estimate £800 - 1,200 ♠†
Sold for £5,292

BEUYS 100

London Auction 14 June 2021

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Joseph Beuys

Levitazione in Italia (Levitation In Italy) (S. 247)

BEUYS 100