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Schlitten (Sled)
Details
JOSEPH BEUYS (1921-1986)
Schlitten (Sled)
stamped with the artist's signature 'BEUYS' (on the sled); numbered '31' (on a metal plaque affixed to the sled)
wooden sled, felt, belts, torch, fat and rope
15 ¾ x 34 3⁄8 x 13 ¾in. (40 x 87.4 x 35cm.)
Executed in 1969, this work is number thirty-one from an edition of fifty plus five Hors de Commerce
Schlitten (Sled)
stamped with the artist's signature 'BEUYS' (on the sled); numbered '31' (on a metal plaque affixed to the sled)
wooden sled, felt, belts, torch, fat and rope
15 ¾ x 34 3⁄8 x 13 ¾in. (40 x 87.4 x 35cm.)
Executed in 1969, this work is number thirty-one from an edition of fifty plus five 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
G. Celant, Beuys: Tracce in Italia, Naples 1978, no. 29, p. 206 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 32).
J. Schellmann & B. Klüser (eds.), Joseph Beuys, Multiples. Catalogue Raisonné of Multiples and Prints 1965-1985, Munich 1985, no. 11, p. 362 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 41).
J. Schellmann (ed.), Joseph Beuys, Die Multiples. Werkverzeichnis der Auflagenobjekte und Druckgraphik 1965-1986, Munich 1992, no. 12, pp. 52, 430 and 431 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 53; installation view of another from the edition illustrated, pp. 14 and 15).
Wide White Space, exh. cat., Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 1994, p. 269.
J. Schellman (ed.), Joseph Beuys, The Multiples, Catalogue Raisonné of Multiples and Prints, Munich 1997, no. 12, p. 52 and p. 52, 430 and 431(another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 53; installation views illustrated, pp. 14 and 15).
G. Ray (ed.), Joseph Beuys Mapping the Legacy, New York 2001, no. 47 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 19).
A. Carroll, Art House: The Collaboration of Chara Schreyer & Gary Hutton, New York 2016, p. 52 (installation view of another from the edition illustrated in colour, pp. 53 and 219).
D. Fogle & H. Skerath (eds.), Making Strange: The Chara Schreyer Collection, New York 2021, p. 413 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 96).
J. Schellmann & B. Klüser (eds.), Joseph Beuys, Multiples. Catalogue Raisonné of Multiples and Prints 1965-1985, Munich 1985, no. 11, p. 362 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 41).
J. Schellmann (ed.), Joseph Beuys, Die Multiples. Werkverzeichnis der Auflagenobjekte und Druckgraphik 1965-1986, Munich 1992, no. 12, pp. 52, 430 and 431 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 53; installation view of another from the edition illustrated, pp. 14 and 15).
Wide White Space, exh. cat., Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 1994, p. 269.
J. Schellman (ed.), Joseph Beuys, The Multiples, Catalogue Raisonné of Multiples and Prints, Munich 1997, no. 12, p. 52 and p. 52, 430 and 431(another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 53; installation views illustrated, pp. 14 and 15).
G. Ray (ed.), Joseph Beuys Mapping the Legacy, New York 2001, no. 47 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 19).
A. Carroll, Art House: The Collaboration of Chara Schreyer & Gary Hutton, New York 2016, p. 52 (installation view of another from the edition illustrated in colour, pp. 53 and 219).
D. Fogle & H. Skerath (eds.), Making Strange: The Chara Schreyer Collection, New York 2021, p. 413 (another from the edition illustrated in colour, p. 96).
Exhibited
Stockholm, Moderna Museet Stockholm, Joseph Beuys, Aktioner, Aktionen, 1971, no. 189 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated).
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art, Joseph Beuys: An Exhibition Based on The Ulbright Collection, 1984, no. 48, p. 149 (another from the edition exhibited illustrated, p. 65).
New York, Hirschl and Adler Modern, Joseph Beuys Ideas and Actions,1988, no. 72, p. 111.
Antwerp, Galerie Ronny Van de Velde & Co, Joseph Beuys. Multiples, 1988, no. 5, pp. 36 and 48 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 10).
Munich, A11 Artforum, Joseph Beuys: A Private Collection, 1990, no. 11 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 115; illustrated, p. 147).
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Joseph Beuys, 1993-1994, no. 27 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, p. 75). This exhibition later travelled to Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, no 27 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, p. 168).
London, Tate Gallery, The Froelich Foundation: German and American Art from Beuys to Warhol, 1996-1997, no. 81 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, p. 248). This exhibition later travelled to Tubingen, Kunsthalle Tübingen; Hamburg, Deichtorhallen Hamburg and Vienna, Bank Austria Kunstforum.
Houston, The Menil Collection, Joseph Beuys Actions, Vitrines, Environments, 2004-2005, no. 11, pl. 34 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 47). This exhibition later travelled to London, Tate Modern.
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art, Joseph Beuys: An Exhibition Based on The Ulbright Collection, 1984, no. 48, p. 149 (another from the edition exhibited illustrated, p. 65).
New York, Hirschl and Adler Modern, Joseph Beuys Ideas and Actions,1988, no. 72, p. 111.
Antwerp, Galerie Ronny Van de Velde & Co, Joseph Beuys. Multiples, 1988, no. 5, pp. 36 and 48 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 10).
Munich, A11 Artforum, Joseph Beuys: A Private Collection, 1990, no. 11 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 115; illustrated, p. 147).
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Joseph Beuys, 1993-1994, no. 27 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, p. 75). This exhibition later travelled to Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, no 27 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, p. 168).
London, Tate Gallery, The Froelich Foundation: German and American Art from Beuys to Warhol, 1996-1997, no. 81 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated, p. 248). This exhibition later travelled to Tubingen, Kunsthalle Tübingen; Hamburg, Deichtorhallen Hamburg and Vienna, Bank Austria Kunstforum.
Houston, The Menil Collection, Joseph Beuys Actions, Vitrines, Environments, 2004-2005, no. 11, pl. 34 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 47). This exhibition later travelled to London, Tate Modern.
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