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Filzanzug (Felt Suit)
Details
JOSEPH BEUYS (1921-1986)
Filzanzug (Felt Suit)
numbered '98' (on a label affixed to the inside of the jacket)
felt suit with wood and metal hanger
76 3⁄8 x 23 3/8in. (194 x 60cm.)
Executed in 1970, this work is number ninety-eight from an edition of one hundred plus ten Hors de Commerce
Filzanzug (Felt Suit)
numbered '98' (on a label affixed to the inside of the jacket)
felt suit with wood and metal hanger
76 3⁄8 x 23 3/8in. (194 x 60cm.)
Executed in 1970, this work is number ninety-eight from an edition of one hundred plus ten Hors de Commerce
Provenance
The Artist.
Edition Schellmann, Munich.
Anon. sale, Phillips New York, 22 May 2012, lot 94.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Edition Schellmann, Munich.
Anon. sale, Phillips New York, 22 May 2012, lot 94.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
L. Borden, ‘Joseph Beuys’, in Artforum, vol. 11, no. 8, April 1973 (installation view of another from the edition illustrated, p. 76).
G. Celant, Beuys: Tracce in Italia, Naples 1978, p. 206, no. 30 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 33).
G. Adriani, W. Konnertz and K. Thomas, Joseph Beuys: Life and Works, New York 1979, no. 117 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 207).
Joseph Beuys, exh. cat. New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1979, no. 272, pp. 168, 172 and 286 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 173).
J. Schellmann (ed.), Joseph Beuys Multiples: Catalogue Raisonné of Multiples and Prints 1965-1985, Munich 1985, no. 23 (another from the edition illustrated, unpaged).
Joseph Beuys – Skulpturen und Objekte, exh. cat., Berlin, Martin-Gropius-Bau, 1988, p. 328, no. 61 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 201).
E. Wenzel and J. Beuys, Joseph Beuys: Block Beuys, Munich 1990, pp. 94 and 409 (installation view of another from the edition illustrated in colour, pp. 92-93; illustrated in colour, p. 95; another from the edition illustrated, p. 326).
J. Schellmann (ed.), Joseph Beuys, Die Multiples. Werkverzeichnis der Auflagenobjekte und Druckgraphik 1965-1986, Munich 1992, no. 26, pp. 64 and 571 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 17; illustrated in colour, p. 65; detail illustrated, p. 433).
U. M. Schneede, Joseph Beuys, Die Aktionen: Kommentiertes Werkverzeichnis mit fotografischen Dokumentationen, Stuttgart 1994, p. 307 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 308).
J. Schellman, Joseph Beuys The Multiples, Catalogue Raisonné of Multiples and Prints, Munich 1997, pp. 64, 513 and 555, no. 26 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 17; illustrated in colour, p. 65; installation view illustrated, pp. 542 and 543).
G. Ray (ed.), Joseph Beuys: Mapping the Legacy, New York 2001, no. 49 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 19)
D. Koepplin, Joseph Beuys in Basel, Munich 2003, no. 71, pp. 126, 130, 139, 140 and 197 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 127).
M. Leve, Leve Sieht Beuys: Block Beuys - Photographs - Fotografien, Göttingen 2004 (installation view of another from the edition illustrated, p. 71).
A. Antliff, Joseph Beuys, London 2014, no. 59, pp. 68 and 146 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 77).
G. Celant, Beuys: Tracce in Italia, Naples 1978, p. 206, no. 30 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 33).
G. Adriani, W. Konnertz and K. Thomas, Joseph Beuys: Life and Works, New York 1979, no. 117 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 207).
Joseph Beuys, exh. cat. New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1979, no. 272, pp. 168, 172 and 286 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 173).
J. Schellmann (ed.), Joseph Beuys Multiples: Catalogue Raisonné of Multiples and Prints 1965-1985, Munich 1985, no. 23 (another from the edition illustrated, unpaged).
Joseph Beuys – Skulpturen und Objekte, exh. cat., Berlin, Martin-Gropius-Bau, 1988, p. 328, no. 61 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 201).
E. Wenzel and J. Beuys, Joseph Beuys: Block Beuys, Munich 1990, pp. 94 and 409 (installation view of another from the edition illustrated in colour, pp. 92-93; illustrated in colour, p. 95; another from the edition illustrated, p. 326).
J. Schellmann (ed.), Joseph Beuys, Die Multiples. Werkverzeichnis der Auflagenobjekte und Druckgraphik 1965-1986, Munich 1992, no. 26, pp. 64 and 571 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 17; illustrated in colour, p. 65; detail illustrated, p. 433).
U. M. Schneede, Joseph Beuys, Die Aktionen: Kommentiertes Werkverzeichnis mit fotografischen Dokumentationen, Stuttgart 1994, p. 307 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 308).
J. Schellman, Joseph Beuys The Multiples, Catalogue Raisonné of Multiples and Prints, Munich 1997, pp. 64, 513 and 555, no. 26 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 17; illustrated in colour, p. 65; installation view illustrated, pp. 542 and 543).
G. Ray (ed.), Joseph Beuys: Mapping the Legacy, New York 2001, no. 49 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 19)
D. Koepplin, Joseph Beuys in Basel, Munich 2003, no. 71, pp. 126, 130, 139, 140 and 197 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 127).
M. Leve, Leve Sieht Beuys: Block Beuys - Photographs - Fotografien, Göttingen 2004 (installation view of another from the edition illustrated, p. 71).
A. Antliff, Joseph Beuys, London 2014, no. 59, pp. 68 and 146 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 77).
Exhibited
Bonn, Galerie Klein, Joseph Beuys. Multiples, Bücher und Katalog, 1973, no. 20, p. 13 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, John Gibson, Joseph Beuys: Collected Editions, 1973 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Hirschl and Adler Modern, Joseph Beuys: Ideas and Actions, 1988, no. 26, pp. 42 and 109 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, p. 43).
Munich, A11 Artforum, Joseph Beuys: A Private Collection, 1990, no. 23 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 118; illustrated, p. 149).
Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordhein-Westfalen, Joseph Beuys-Natur Materie Form, 1991-1992, no. 389 and 390 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated in colour, p. 244; illustrated, p. 332).
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zurich, Joseph Beuys, 1993-1994, pp. 4 and 78, no. 28 (illustrated, p. 79; installation view of another from the edition worn by the artist illustrated, p. 282). This exhibition later travelled to Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou.
Houston, The Menil Collection, Joseph Beuys: Actions, Vitrines, Environments, 2004-2005, no. 12, pl. 34, p. 216 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 44; illustrated, p. 124). This exhibition later travelled to London, Tate Modern.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Artist’s Choice Herzog & de Meuron, Perception Restrained, 2006 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Artist's Choice: Vik Muniz, Rebus, 2009, no. 72 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, unpaged).
Ontario, National Gallery of Canada, Joseph Beuys: Sculptures, 2015-2017 (installation view of another from the edition with the artist illustrated, p. 66; illustrated in colour, pp. 67 and 101).
Vienna, Belvedere, Joseph Beuys. Think. Act. Convey, 2021 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 66).
Los Angeles, The Broad, Joseph Beuys: In Defense of Nature, 2024-2025, p. 11 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated, p. 12; installation view illustrated, p. 13).
New York, John Gibson, Joseph Beuys: Collected Editions, 1973 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Hirschl and Adler Modern, Joseph Beuys: Ideas and Actions, 1988, no. 26, pp. 42 and 109 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, p. 43).
Munich, A11 Artforum, Joseph Beuys: A Private Collection, 1990, no. 23 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 118; illustrated, p. 149).
Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordhein-Westfalen, Joseph Beuys-Natur Materie Form, 1991-1992, no. 389 and 390 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated in colour, p. 244; illustrated, p. 332).
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zurich, Joseph Beuys, 1993-1994, pp. 4 and 78, no. 28 (illustrated, p. 79; installation view of another from the edition worn by the artist illustrated, p. 282). This exhibition later travelled to Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou.
Houston, The Menil Collection, Joseph Beuys: Actions, Vitrines, Environments, 2004-2005, no. 12, pl. 34, p. 216 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 44; illustrated, p. 124). This exhibition later travelled to London, Tate Modern.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Artist’s Choice Herzog & de Meuron, Perception Restrained, 2006 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Artist's Choice: Vik Muniz, Rebus, 2009, no. 72 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, unpaged).
Ontario, National Gallery of Canada, Joseph Beuys: Sculptures, 2015-2017 (installation view of another from the edition with the artist illustrated, p. 66; illustrated in colour, pp. 67 and 101).
Vienna, Belvedere, Joseph Beuys. Think. Act. Convey, 2021 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 66).
Los Angeles, The Broad, Joseph Beuys: In Defense of Nature, 2024-2025, p. 11 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated, p. 12; installation view illustrated, p. 13).
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