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Lot 303
  • 303

Joseph Beuys

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Joseph Beuys
  • Handgranade
  • oil on paper with string in a cardboard box

  • 15 by 9 by 5cm.; 5 7/8 by 3 1/2 by 1 7/8 in.
  • Executed circa 1970.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

Exhibited

Wuppertal, Von der Heydt-Museum, Joseph Beuys: Objekte und Zeichnungen aus der Sammlung van der Grinten, 1971, no. 44

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is inherent light wear and time staining to the cardboard box. The adhesive has slightly come away from the box but the central object remains secure.
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