Lot 285
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JOSEPH BEUYS (1921-1986) and HENNING CHRISTIANSEN (20th Century)
JOSEPH BEUYS (1921-1986) and HENNING CHRISTIANSEN (20th Century)

Green Violin (Schellmann 135)

Details
JOSEPH BEUYS (1921-1986) and HENNING CHRISTIANSEN (20th Century)
Green Violin (Schellmann 135)
violin, painted green, 1974, stamped 'Fluxus Zone West' on the top, from the total edition of 24, published by Edition Schellmann, Munich, in very good condition, sold with a violin case
length: 24 in. (610 mm.)

Lot Essay

The Green Violin was played by Henning Christiansen at Fluxus concerts, the first of which took place at Galerie Dahlem in 1967. He played it again in 1969 with Beuys accompanying on piano at the Akademie der Kunste in Berlin and at a concert in Mnchengladbach.