Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) - Gletscher – Schwamm – Totenbett - (vendu sans prix de réserve)
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Joseph Beuys, Gletscher – Schwamm – Totenbett, lithography, signed by hand and numbered, 99 × 71 cm, 1979, edition limited to 75, in good condition.
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Splendid large textual work by the sculptor Joseph Beuys, artist of the Fluxus movement. Limited edition of 75 copies, this one numbered 5.
Title: "Glacier – Sponge – Bed of the Dead"
Artist: Joseph Beuys (1921-1985)
Technique: heliogravure
Style: Fluxus [Contemporary]
Signature: Signed and numbered by hand in pencil
Format: 99x71 cm
Condition: Good condition, traces of a fold in the center, small defects to note
Work dealing with the cycle of life and matter (Gletscher – Schwamm – Totenbett).
The text continues with a poem evoking the "Dragon Land" (Drachenland): "The land of the dragons still lives, still lives the land of the dragons..." For Beuys, the Drachenland symbolizes the world of fairy tales, ancient mythology and pure imagination. By linking this fantastical world to rougher terms (such as the "dragon land shuttle"), he expresses the idea that spiritual power, myth and the forces of artistic creation endure, even in the midst of a modern materialist and degraded world.
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Seller's Story
Founded in 2010 in the heart of the Drouot District in Paris by Julien Chaudet, Galerie Le Chevalet Bleu presents a selection of paintings, drawings and lithographs from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as antique Chinese porcelains.
Translated by Google TranslateSplendid large textual work by the sculptor Joseph Beuys, artist of the Fluxus movement. Limited edition of 75 copies, this one numbered 5.
Title: "Glacier – Sponge – Bed of the Dead"
Artist: Joseph Beuys (1921-1985)
Technique: heliogravure
Style: Fluxus [Contemporary]
Signature: Signed and numbered by hand in pencil
Format: 99x71 cm
Condition: Good condition, traces of a fold in the center, small defects to note
Work dealing with the cycle of life and matter (Gletscher – Schwamm – Totenbett).
The text continues with a poem evoking the "Dragon Land" (Drachenland): "The land of the dragons still lives, still lives the land of the dragons..." For Beuys, the Drachenland symbolizes the world of fairy tales, ancient mythology and pure imagination. By linking this fantastical world to rougher terms (such as the "dragon land shuttle"), he expresses the idea that spiritual power, myth and the forces of artistic creation endure, even in the midst of a modern materialist and degraded world.
[Kellerman]
Seller's Story
Founded in 2010 in the heart of the Drouot District in Paris by Julien Chaudet, Galerie Le Chevalet Bleu presents a selection of paintings, drawings and lithographs from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as antique Chinese porcelains.
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Artist
Joseph Beuys (1921-1986)
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Gallery
Edition
Limited edition
Title of artwork
Gletscher – Schwamm – Totenbett - (vendu sans prix de réserve)
Technique
Lithograph
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Germany
Year
1979
Condition
Good condition
Height
99 cm
Width
71 cm
Style
Contemporary
Period
1970-1980
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No
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