Joseph Beuys - Mond - image-1

Lot 40 D

Joseph Beuys - Mond

Auction 1177 - overview Cologne
17.06.2021, 18:00 - Modern/Contemporary Art - Evening Sale
Estimate: 30.000 € - 40.000 €
Result: 37.500 € (incl. premium)

Joseph Beuys

Mond
1965

Toenail and fat on felt disc, in two halves, sewn together with thread. Approx. 13 x 14 cm. Both sides under glass in metal frame. Signed, dated and titled 'Joseph Beuys Mond 1965' on label verso. - Minor traces of age.

Literature

Marion Ackermann and Isabelle Malz (eds.), Joseph Beuys, Parallelprozesse, exhib.cat., Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Munich 2010, cat. no. 170, with col. ill. p. 168 (here: Untitled, 1968)

Exhibitions

Munich 1990 (A11 Artforum), Joseph Beuys, a private collection, exhib.cat., p. 70/71 with col. ill. (here: 2 Moons, 1969) (other example)