Joseph Beuys: The Schellmann Collection
Joseph Beuys: The Schellmann Collection
Joseph Beuys
Zeichnungen zu Codices Madrid von Leonardo da Vinci II (Drawings for Codices Madrid by Leonardo da Vinci II)
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October 17, 05:45 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Joseph Beuys
1921 - 1986
Zeichnungen zu Codices Madrid von Leonardo da Vinci II (Drawings for Codices Madrid by Leonardo da Vinci II)
signed in pencil (on each granolithograph)
12 granolithographs, thereof 9 stamped with “Double Spade”
framed: 115 x 124 cm; 45 ¼ x 48 ⅞ in.
each: approximately 30 x 24 cm; 11 ¾ x 9 ½ in.
Executed in 1975, this is a unique work using prints from an edition of 100 plus a few artist's proofs.
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Joseph Beuys
1921 - 1986
Zeichnungen zu Codices Madrid von Leonardo da Vinci II (Drawings for Codices Madrid by Leonardo da Vinci II)
signé au crayon (sur chaque granolithographie)
12 granolithographies, dont 9 avec le cachet « Double Spade »
encadrées : 115 x 124 cm ; 45 ¼ x 48 ⅞ in.
chacune : environ 30 x 24 cm ; 11 ¾ x 9 ½ in.
Exécutée en 1975, il s'agit d'une œuvre unique utilisant des tirages d'une édition en 100 exemplaires plus quelques épreuves d'artiste.
Acquired directly from the artist circa 1985 by the present owner
Jörg Schellmann, Bernd Klüser, Joseph Beuys: Multiples, Catalogue Raisonné Multiples and Prints 1965-80, Munich 1980, no. 148, n.p., illustrated (another example)
Jörg Schellmann, Joseph Beuys: Multiples, Catalogue Raisonné of Multiples and Prints 1965-85, Munich 1985, no. 148, n.p., illustrated (another example)
Jörg Schellmann, Joseph Beuys: The Multiples, Catalogue Raisonné of Multiples and Prints, Munich 1997, no. 165-176, pp. 174-177, illustrated (another example)
Schellmann Art and ars publicata (ed. Jörg Schellmann and Nanke Schellmann), Joseph Beuys – The Multiples Catalogue raisonné of multiples and prints 1965 – 1986, 9th edition 2022, no. 165-176, illustrated in colour (online)
MMunich, Schellmann Art Gallery, Eine farbige Welt. Objekte Plastiken Drucke 1970-1986 (A Colorful World), June 2011; catalogue, no. 18, pp. 56-57, illustrated in colour
Pantin, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Joseph Beuys Iphigenie, October 2012 - February 2013; catalogue, no. 15, pp. 86-87, illustrated
"If one considers these two things [art and sciences] as archetypes for thinking about the world, [...] then Leonardo is a figure that stands for both principles unified as one."
Joseph Beuys quoted in Martin Kunz “Gespräch mit Joseph Beuys” in: Joseph Beuys: Spuren in Italien, Kunstmuseum, Luzern, 1979.
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« Si l'on considère ces deux choses [l'art et les sciences] comme des archétypes pour penser le monde, [...] alors Léonard est une figure qui représente les deux principes unifiés en un seul ».
Joseph Beuys cité dans Martin Kunz “Gespräch mit Joseph Beuys” dans: Joseph Beuys: Spuren in Italien, Kunstmuseum, Lucene, 1979.