Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) - Filzpostkarte

A tactile capsule of energy and warmth, this legendary "Filzpostkarte" by Joseph Beuys transforms a simple postal item into a dense monument of conceptual art. The thick, raw felt catches the light while isolating space, physicalizing the artist's radical belief in materials as vehicles for spiritual healing and protection.

Conceived in 1985 and published by Edition Staeck as an open multiple, this screen-printed object embodies the democratic ideal of the Fluxus movement, making avant-garde art accessible to everyone. This specific piece features the post-1993 five-digit postal code address on the lower left, representing a beautifully preserved official edition from the publisher's subsequent printing runs.

*Please note that the postcard will be sent unframed.*

Artist: Joseph Beuys
Publisher: Edition Staeck
Origin: Heidelberg, Germany
Period: Conceived in 1985 , Printed post 1993
Material: Natural grey felt, white silkscreen ink typography
Format: Single rectangular felt multiple postcard
Condition: Excellent vintage condition, crisp white text imprint, firm edges, clean surfaces, no structural thinning or loss of fiber structure
Dimensions:
• Height: 10.5 cm
• Width: 15 cm
• Thickness: 0.9 cm

References

"Joseph Beuys: The Multiples. Catalogue Raisonné of Multiples and Prints" by Jörg Schellmann. Munich / New York: Edition Schellmann / Walker Art Center, 1997, ref. no. 539, pp. 396.

"The World Exists To Be Put On a Postcard: Artists' Postcards from 1960 to Now" by Jeremy Cooper. London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson / The British Museum, 2019, pp. 33.

"Postkarten Kilometer: Künstlerkarten in Europa von 1960 bis heute" by Jeremy Cooper, Björn Egging, Stephanie Buck, Ben Vautier, Paolo Cresci, Marina Abramovic, Ulay, Roman Opalka, Pipilotti Rist, Martin Kippenberger, Günther Uecker, Timm Ulrichs, Stefan Wewerka, Bernhard Blume, Katharina Sieverding, Richard Hamilton, P.J. Dunbar, Christo, Niki de Saint Phalle, Thomas Bayrle, Corinne Schneider, Marijke Appelman, Daan den Houter, Vittore Baroni, Lewis Taggart, Elizabeth Magill, Filippo Caramazza, Simon Cutts, Dieter Roth, Joseph Beuys, Daniel Buren, Lawrence Weiner, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Richard Long, Klaus Rinke, Jan Dibbets, Jo Morris, Dorothy lannone, Jürgen Klauke, Ulrike Rosenbach, Rosanna Cattaneo, Urs Lüthi, Matthias Herrmann, Margaret Pauffley, Joachim Schmid, Hans Haacke, Klaus Staeck, KP Brehmer, Sigmar Polke, Wolf Vostell, Jean-Frédéric Schnyder, Horst Antes, Friedrich Wolfram Heubach, George Maciunas, György Galántai, Maria Gilissen, Robert Filliou, Dick Higgins, Tomas Schmit, Arthur Koepcke, Michael Gibbs, Daniel Spoerri, Arman, Carlo Pittore, Henryk Bzdok, Johan Van Geluwe, Claude Pélieu, Robert Rehfeldt. Dresden, Germany: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, 2023.