Joseph Beuys Cards 1980s - Unoriginal Sins

06 Dec DIFESA DELLA NATURA. 1982.

Pescara/Bonn: FIU/Galerie Klein, 1982
21 x 30cm, 2pp - large format announcement for the "Defence of Nature" event with a colour image of a banner with the event title on it being held up in a vineyard while volunteers pick grapes. Verso event and gallery details in red and black. VG+.

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26 Nov GRANITE IN ARID CHALK. SIGNED BY BEUYS.

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London: Victoria & Albert Museum, n.d. (c. 1982) 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp. Original museum postcard by Beuys with the title work (from 1962) in colour on the front. This card is signed in red felt tipped pen on the front by Beuys. VG+....

10 Nov FRIEDENSHASE MIT ZUBEHOR. 1982.

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Gelsenkirchen: FIU, n.d. (1982)
115 x 10.5cm, full colour artist's postcard issued by the Free International University with an image of the golden hare that Beuys made out of a melted-down crown during a public aktion in Kassel Documenta in 1982 to help raise funds for his 7000 Eichen project. VG+.

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02 Nov FELT MULTIPLE. 1982.

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NYC: John GIbson Gallery, 1982
10.3 x 15.3cm, 1pp typographical invitation card reproduced from a hand-written text (by John Gibson who often used his left hand as here and wrote the text upside down to create an unusual effect) for the exhibition "Felt Multiple". VG+.

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01 Nov JOSEPH BEUYS. FELT MULTIPLES. 1982.

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NYC: John Gibson Gallery, 1982
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Announcement card with a b/w image of three Beuys' felt suits on the front. A unmailed example. VG+.

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23 Oct DIFESA DELLA NATURA. 1982.

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Fabriano, Galleria La Virgola, 1982 21 x 15cm., 2pp announcement card for an exhibition of works, multiples and graphics under the heading of the Difesa della natura" (defence of nature) which Beuys regularly used as a slogan to cover his work in Italy where he increasingly tried to stress the need for a less industrial form of farming and production. Front of the card has a portrait of Beuys in b/w by Buby Durini taken from behind while Beuys is in long fur coat and hat looking at the landscape. VG+. ...

14 Oct GOLDKITCHEN. 1982. SIGNED BY BEUYS.

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Berlin: Vergolderei Kunsthandlung Silvia Menzel, 1982
15 x 10.5cm, 4pp - reflective gold on white announcement card for the edition and sculptural work by Beuys. This card is signed over the double leaf outside in pencil by Beuys. VG+.

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09 Sep STADTVERWALDUNG STATT STADTVERWALTUNG. 1982. ADHESIVE STICKER. SIGNED BY BEUYS.

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Gelsenkirchen: FIU, 1982
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp adhesive sticker printed green on white with the demand in German: "CITY FOREST INSTEAD OF CITY ADMINISTRATION" - an economic demand to make the state more environmentally aware. This sticker is printed on the back strip with the FIU's details - the backing has not been removed. On the front Beuys has signed the sticker very boldly in black felt tipped pen. VG+.

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02 Sep DER MORGEN III. 1982 SIGNED BY BEUYS.

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Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, 1982
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp. Original postcard edition by Beuys issued as part of the "Originalgrafik - Series D" from The Morning series from a photograph taken by Staeck/Steidt. Ref: Werkverzeichnis Multiple Schellmann P50. Signed by Beuys in red felt tipped pen. VG+.

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01 Sep DER MORGEN I. 1982 SIGNED BY BEUYS.

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01 Sep DER MORGEN II. 1982 SIGNED BY BEUYS.

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Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, 1982
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp. Original postcard edition by Beuys issued as part of the "Originalgrafik - Series D" from The Morning series from a photograph taken by Staeck/Steidt. Ref: Werkverzeichnis Multiple Schellmann P49. Signed by Beuys in red felt tipped pen. VG+.

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08 Aug BEUYS IN OST-BERLIN. 1982 SIGNED BY BEUYS

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Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, 1982
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp. Original postcard edition by Beuys issued as part of the "Originalgrafik - Series D" showing the artist walking arriving at the airport in East Berlin. Surprisingly this is not found in Schellmann. Signed by Beuys in red felt tipped pen. VG+.

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