Dusseldorf: Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf, 1980
15 x 10.5cm, 4pp announcement card for a show of various works from the period 1965 - 1980. The front of the card shows a colour image of the Ruckenstitze eines feingliedrigen Menschen (Hasentypus) aus dem 20. Jahrhundert (taken by Christian Eisenguss). VG+.
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Schepenen: Museum van Hedendaagse, 1968 11.2 x 15.5cm, 2pp announcement card for a major group show which displayed works by most of the prominent artists of 1968 - Art & Language, Christian Boltanski, Marcel brooodthaers, Stanley Brouwn, Daniel Buren, Victor Burgin, Tony Cragg, The Red Crayola, Hanne Darboven, Jan Dibbets, Hans Peter Feldman, Gilbert & George, Hans Haacke, Yannis Kounellis, Richard Long, Mario Merz, Panamarenko, Giulio Paolini, Gerry Schum and others and of course, Joseph Beuys. This card has been signed by Beuys in pencil on the front and stamped with the Free International University rubber stamp in blue. Verso museum details. VG+. ...
Geneve: Ecart, 1980 10.5 x 14.5cm, 2pp announcement card for John Armleder's press. Notes two exhibitions (in Armleder's facsimile hand) on one side and a reproduced cut up collage design on the other for events by Olivier Mosset, George Maciunas and Peter Moore at an art fair. One central fold. This was a home made announcement card and the image on the back is not well positioned not is the guillotining of the card. Scarce.....
Koln: Edition Staeck, 1980 Three boxes (each 18.5 x 13.5 x 1.4cm) content of 12 different picture postcards in each (36 in total) - a complete set of the cards issued by the publisher here aside from the more expensive object multiple where an “economic value” object was issued in a further card box. All fine in like boxes - very scarce in this format outside of the multiple....
Gent: Edition Staeck, n.d. (1980) 17.1 x 12.3cm, 2pp artist's postcard with a colour image of fat placed in a corner by Beuys. One of a number of similar postcards released as part of the Das Wirtschaftswert-Prinzip edition where the cards were joined with a signed "economic value" item (common domestic products without branding found by Beuys in the former GGD) in a box. This example is boldly signed by Beuys on the front in red felt tipped pen and verso publisher's details. Someone in the past has unwisely tried to frame this card and there is a paper residue all around the back of the card from a gluing to a backing card, the only text on the otherwise blank back is slightly obscured by this. ...
Gent: Edition Staeck, n.d. (1981) 17.1 x 12.3cm, 2pp artist's postcard with a colour image of fat placed in a corner by Beuys. One of a number of similar postcards released as part of the Das Wirtschaftswert-Prinzip edition where the cards were joined with a signed "economic value" item (common domestic products without branding found by Beuys in the former GGD) in a box. This example is boldly signed by Beuys on the front in black felt tipped pen and verso publisher's details. Someone in the past has unwisely tried to frame this card and there is a paper residue all around the back of the card from a gluing to a backing card, the only text on the otherwise blank back is slightly obscured by this. ...
Paris: Galerie Nancy Gillespie - Elisabeth de Laage, 1980 10 × 15cm, 1pp typographic announcement card for a gallery show. VG+ condition although a mailed example with tipped on address label verso.. ...
Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, 1980
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist's postcard from the Originalgrafik - series D editions. The card lists a huge number of artistic supporters for the forthcoming elections called to support the SPD byt Beuys has overprinted the text "KITSCHPOSTKARTE" de facto criticising them as "kitsch" - Beuys of course being a founder member of the rival Gruenen Partie . This card is signed by Beuys at the top and a dedication also in his hand at the side - both in blue ink. VG+.Schellmann nr P 46.
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Konig: Postkartenverlag, n.d. (c. 1980)
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. artist's postcard with the title work (felt with the name Josefwritten on it) from 1963 in colour on the front, verso standard postcard design. This example is signed in red felt tipped pen on the front by Beuys. VG+.
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Munchen: Bernard und Verena Kliuser, 1980
10.9 x 17cm, 1pp typographic invitation card to Frau Dr Hanne Westholt (handwritten) from the gallerists for a private dinner with bBeuys and Warhol. VG+. Clearly scarce.
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Ludwigschafen am Rhein: Der Stadtverwaltung Ludwigschafen am Rhein, 1980
20.4 x 10.5, 4pp. Announcement card for a show of object multiples - with Beuys striding towards the camera (La Revoluzioni siamo noi) on the front, internally museum details.
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Peruga: Galleria d'Arte Moderna, 1980
10.5 x 16.5cm, 2pp typographic announcement card printed red on salmon coloured card. VG+ but a mailed and tipped on address label example.
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