Paris:Galerie Bama, 1974
18 x 13.5cm, 2pp announcement card for a French exhibition of multiples, books and exhibition catalogues from the period 1948 to 1972. Reproduction of a Beuys text on the front. A mailed copy with stamp and typed address. VG+.
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Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, 1974
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist's postcard with the title text "Edition Staeck liefert sofort alle gebohnerte un gewichste Ware von Beuys." which roughly translates as "Staeck immediately delivers all polished and unweighted goods from Beuys." This example of this card has been overwritten in red ink by Beuys with a signed dedication. VG+. Schellman: P19.
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Koln: Karsten Greve, 1974
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for a group show of drawings by Beuys, Buthe, Kounellis and Twombly. One work by Beuys reproduced on the front. VG+ but a mailed and type addressed example and with one tiny pinhole where it has been pinned to a board in the past.
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NYC: John Gibson Gallery, 1974
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Announcement card for a second show of editions and multiples. On the front of the card is a well known image of the Beuys family watching Star Trek which is overprinted in Browncross. VG+ condition.
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Chicago: Allan Frumkin Gallery, n.d. (1973)
25.5 x 15.2cm, 1pp announcement card with a colour image of a felt suit (a multiple by Beuys) on the front above gallery details. A mailed example whihch has become somewhat creased in the experience of the US postal service. Hand addressed and franked Sept 15 1973 on the reverse, else VG.
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Bruxelles: Wide White Space, 1973
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp announcement card for an exhibition of Beuys drawings and gouaches with an image of one such drawing by Beuys on the front, verso gallery details. VG+.
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Edinburgh: Demarco Gallery, 1973
9 x 14.2cm, 1pp black on yellow typographic card for the twelve hour lecture by Beuys during the Edinburgh International Festival. The full title of the lecture was "The Twelve Hour Lecture: A Homage to Anacharsis Cloots" and it took place at Melville College. Edinburgh - a public school for the rich (which really is inappropriate for Beuys's message but then not surprising or unusual for the Demarco Gallery to use such places of privilege as venues). VG+ Rare....
Tokyo: Lufthansa, 1973.
9.6 x 16.4cm, printed and embossed envelope signed by Beuys on front content of a card. First day cover with stamps commemorating a flight from Germany to Tokyo via Moscow on 6 August 1973. Presumably Beuys was on that flight as a guest or saw it as significant in some way. A second person has signed the envelope also in red felt pen (if you recognise the signature please do inform us). Unique thus and with no known reference in the literature. VG+>
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Heidelburg: Edition Staeck, n.d. (1973) 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard with a handwritten design on the front and verso publisher details. This example (one of Beuys' early collaborations with Klaus Staeck) is signed across the front of the card by Beuys in pencil. VG+. Now scarce....
Berlin: Rene Block, 1973
14 x 10.5cm, 1pp b/we announcement card for the release of Beuys “Das Schweigen” film multiple – an Ingrid Bergmann film which was coated in metal to seal it and make a sculpture. A rare early card. VG+.
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Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, 1973
10.5 x 14.5cm, 2pp. Artist designed postcard issued as Series D, Nr 2 with the reproduced title text on the front which translates into “Every grip must sit”. This example is signed by Beuys in pencil on the front, verso stanard postcard design. VG+. Ref: Schellmann P 9.
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Bonn: Galerie Klein, 1973
22.2 x 18.3cm, b/w on thin card. An image of a printed work by Beuys on the front showing the artist draped in felt as part of The Chief performance of 1963 or 1964, verso gallery details. The exhibition was of multiples, books and catalogues as per the title. VG+.
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