PROPERTY FROM THE KIYOSATO MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JOSEPH BEUYS MULTIPLES [LOTS 509-521]

JOSEPH BEUYS (1921-1986)

The Table (Schellmann 41)

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JOSEPH BEUYS (1921-1986)
The Table (Schellmann 41)
multiple, 1971, comprised of film (Super 8) and magnetic tape in film can, label, with the Braun-kreuz in oil paint, signed in ink by the artist and by the actors in the film, numbered 103/200 (there are no recorded artist's proofs), published by Vice Versand, Remscheid, Germany, generally in very good condition
overall: 7½ dia. x 1 5/8 in. (190 x 42 mm.)

Lot Essay

This film records a public action held at the Creamcheese in Düsseldorf, Germany on December 6, 1968. With the assistance of three students, Beuys and Anatol Herzfeld performed Herzfeld's Drama 'Stahltisch' and Beuys's Handaktion/Eckenaktion. In Beuys's 'hand-action' performance, he intuitively translates thought into physical action, reflecting his belief that the hands and arms are direct links to the mind and soul.

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