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.’