BEUYS, JOSEPH
1921 KREFELD - 1986 DÜSSELDORF
Title: Wirtschaftswert Kittmesser.
Date: 1980.
Technique: Steel joint knife with wooden handle.
Measurement: 20 x 3 x 2cm.
Notation: Signed. As well as with Hauptstrom stamp. Also signed and inscribed verso.
Condition:
Minimal scratch marks and occasional minimal traces of corrosion on the blade. Occasional minimal stainings on the handle. Otherwise in good condition.
From the work complex "Wirtschaftswerte".
Provenance:
- Private collection Italy (directly from the artist)
- Leo Koenig Inc, New York
- Private collection USA
Exhibitions:
- Expo Chicago 2018
Cf. literature:
- Schellmann, Jörg (ed.): Joseph Beuys - Die Multiples, Werkverzeichnis der Auflageobjekte und Druckgraphik, Munich 1992 (7th ed.), cat. rais. no. 393.