Yearly Archives: 1977



ALISON KNOWLES, Gem Duck, 1977

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ALISON KNOWLES
Gem Duck, 1977
22,3 x 16,5 cm
SC, 270 pp.
edition 1000, numbered
signed with dedication to Jackson Mac Low
published by Edizioni Pari & Dispari, Cavriago / Reggio Emilia, Italy
condition: good, slightly yellowed on edges of cover
€ 225,- plus € 15,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.AKnow 244

The tern ‘Gem Duck’ is a heavy duck fabric cemented to insoles to support and strengthen the insole lip of shoes or boots.

Association copy, inscribed by the artist to Fluxus traveller Jackson Mac Low: “For Jackson and trips ahead. Alison.” Artist’s book limited to 1000 numbered copies, with this copy unnumbered and out of series. Illustrated with reproductions of xeroxed collages and text on a shoe theme. Some faint discoloration to the wraps; near fine.

History of price:
Ecart-Books, Geneva, Switzerland, July 2022 SFr. 150,-

JOSEPH BEUYS, Diebstahl, n.d. [between 1974-1977]

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JOSEPH BEUYS, Diebstahl, n.d. [between 1974-1977]
two individual prints as flyers, framed recto & verso
each print 29,8 x 21 cm, here framed: 40 x 51,5 cm
unlimited edition, although less than 500
signed
published by Edition Klaus Staeck, Heidelberg, Germany
inv.JBeu 000
Ref. https://www.edition-staeck.de/produkt/joseph-beuys-diebstahl/

 

Two prints have been framed next to each other, out of the edition of 500 signed copies.

Announcement on flyer reads:
“Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Verwaltung der Kunstmuseen.
D i e b s t a h l.
Am Sonntag, den 9. Juni 1974 sind zwei Beuys-Zeichnungen aus unsere Ausstellung gestohlen worden. Bitte setzen Sie sich mit uns oder mit der Kriminalpolizei in Verbindung, falls Ihnen die Zeichnungen angeboten werden.”

English translation:
‘Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Administration of the Art Museums.
T h e f t.
On Sunday, June 9th 1974, two Beuys drawings were stolen from our exhibition.
Please contact us or the Criminal Investigation Department in case these drawings are offered to you.’