Filzanzug

细节

Joseph Beuys (1921-1986)
Filzanzug
indistinctly signed and stamped 'J. Beuys' (above the upper right pocket)
felt and wood and metal coat hanger
71 x 29 x 3in. (180.5 x 73.6 x 7.6cm.)
Executed in 1978, this work is from an edition of sixty

来源

Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner.
Bäumler Galerie, Regensburg.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

展览

Regensburg, Gewerbepark.

注意事项

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

拍品专文

In 1978, in protest at the acquisition of his Feuerstätte by the Basel Kunstmuseum, Beuys and a large group of followers formed a procession during Carnival in which they brought a new work, Feuerstätte II, to the museum and presented it to them. Felt Suit was made as one of the suits to be worn in the procession. The marchers wore a suit each, as well as a pigs mask, and carried 'Eurasian' copper staffs which were later bunched together as part of the installation. Felt featured throughout Beuys work, representing natural, and in his work spiritual, warmth.