JOSEPH BEUYS, Schwefelpostkarte [1984]

JOSEPH BEUYS, Schwefelpostkarte [1984]
10,5 x 15 x 0,5 cm
galvanised iron, sulphur, text
signed by Joseph Beuys and Klaus Staeck
ca. 100 produced
Edition Staeck, Heidelberg, Germany
p.o.r.

This card was meant as a Christmas card covered with a thick layer of sulphur representing cleansing Western society since it is used as a desinfecting medicine. The back of the metal card reads: “frohe schweflige weinachten”:

JOSEPH BEUYS, Sonne statt Reagen [LP], 1982

JOSEPH BEUYS, Sonne statt Reagan, 1982
18 x 18 cm
LP vinyl
signature in print
produced by label Musikant
very good condition
€ 220,- + € 18,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
inv.JBeu 000

In response to the planned deployment of medium-range nuclear missiles, a large peace movement of the 1960s started in Germany, in which Joseph Beuys was also involved. Being politically committed, Beuys tried his hand with tongue-in-cheek as a pop singer. His song “Sonne statt Reagan” is against Ronald Reagan’s armaments policy. The song was released on record and Beuys appeared in front of a large audience at demonstration meetings of the peace movement. Together with the band Die Desserteure he performed the song in the ARD TV program »Bananas« on July 3, 1982.

Extra information:

JOSEPH BEUYS, Sonne statt Reagan, 1982
18 x 18 cm
LP vinyl
printed signature on sleeve, hand signed, framed
published by NBK / Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany

History of prices:
Kunstveiling.nl, 31 January 2021 € 700,-
eBay, December 2011 € 1.100,-

JOSEPH BEUYS, Sonne statt Reagan, 1982
18 x 18 cm
LP vinyl
signature in print on sleeve, hand signed in red circle of oil paint
added text: ‘Überbringer: Staeck 8.11.82’
edition 90 
published by Edition Staeck, Heidelberg, Germany

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

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.’