Joseph Beuys Postcards - Unoriginal Sins

29 Sep FETTECKE! 1972. SIGNED BY BEUYS.

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Dusseldorf: Galerie Schmela, n.d. (1972)
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for an exhibition of Beuys drawings with an image of two such drawings by Beuys on both sides of the card (one overprinted with gallery details). The second drawing has the word FETTECKE! clearly written which translates as FAT CORNER - a work that Beuys made several times with piles of cold fat forced into a gallery corner. This example is signed by Beuys in black felt tipped pen on the front over the image. VG+.

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16 Sep JOSEPH BEUYS; ZEICHNUNGEN 1947 – 1959. 1972. FIRST BOOK ON BEUYS.

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Köln: Schirmer-Verlag, n.d. (1972) 20. 8 x 14.7cm, 4pp announcement card for the title book displaying Beuys work from the period before he was able to exhibit. Later many of these were collated into the Secret Block for a Secret Person in Ireland. This , as noted on the card, was the first published book on Beuys and contains 40 reproductions of works in collotype and 17 reproductions of sketches made by the artist during the interview with Erwin Heerich. Font of the book and one drawing reproduced in b/w and a text in both German and English. The lower part of last page is perforated to allow return to the publishers as a subscription form. Additionally this example has a minimal ink annotation on last page noting a discount of 40% for 10 copies. VG+....

04 Aug RUCKENSTUTZE EINES FEINGLIEDERIGEN MENSCHEN (HASENTYPUS) AUS DEM 20. JAHRHUDERT P. CHR. 1972.

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Amsterdam: Seriaal, 1972
21cm x 15, 2pp announcement card with the title work (translates to "BACK SUPPORT FOR A FINE LIMBED PERSON (HARE TYPE) FROM THE 20TH CENTURY") on the front. Verso details of the work. VG+.

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17 Jun JOSEPH BEUYS ZEICHNUNGEN 1949 – 1969. 1972.

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Dusseldorf: Galerie Schmela, 1972
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for a book and exhibition of Beuys drawings with an image of one such drawing by Beuys on the front, verso gallery details. Price of the book was 38 DM. one small pin hole on card else VG+.

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04 Jun DURER, ICH FUHRE PERSONLICH BAADER + MEINHOFF DURCH DIE DOCUMENTA V. 1972.

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Bruxelles: POUR ecrire la liberte, n.d. (1972?)
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp. Artist's postcard displaying a b/w image of two placards made by Beuys for Documenta V suggesting the the Red Army Faktion terrorists should be shown around Dokumenta by Durer. Baader and Meinhof were at this point standing trial for terrorist activities in Germany. Verso publisher's details and postcard design. We think this was available in Kassel during Dokumenta but have not been able to confirm this. VG+.

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01 May JOSEPH BEUYS: AUSFEGEN. 1972.

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Berlin: Galerie Rene Block, 1972
10.5 x 15cm, 1pp announcement card for the exhibition that followed the Ausfegen (Sweeping Out) action where Beuys and students cleaned up the Karl-Marx Platza after the May Day march. The rubbish was bagged and taken to the gallery where they were placed on exhibition along with the brooms used in the Aktion. The card has a b/w image of an earlier action with Henning Christiansen taken by Muller-Schnuck. VG+.

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12 Apr POSTCARD BY JOSEPH BEUYS. 1972.

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Berlin: Edition Hundertmark, n.d. (1972) 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist designed postcard with two reproductions of rubber stamp impressions - one Fluxus Zone West by Beuys and the other Fluxus West by Ken Friedman. 1,000 copies were released and used in part for the Image Bank postcard collection but also there were 36 signed examples found in a limited edition "Ken Friedman Box" released by Hundertmark. This is an unsigned one in VG+ condition....

11 Apr JOSEPH BEUYS OPERA E FILMS. 1972.

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Torino: Galerie LP, n.d. (1972)
15 x 21cm, 2pp announcement card for a show of films and object multiples - on the front of the the card is a photograph of "Schlitten" multiple - the Sled which references the Beuysian myth of the artist being returned to civilisation by Tartars after crash landing in Siberia as a Luftwaffe gunner. The construction of the work however also hints at an animal nature to the sledge, light and felt. Verso gallery details. VG+ although some corner creases.

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28 Mar JOSEPH BEUYS GESAMMELTE EDITIONEN 1965 – 1972. 1972.

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Franfurt: Galerie Loehr, 1972
16.5 x 21cm, 2pp announcement card printed on mirror card - on the front is a scene from the "Titus/Iphigenie" Abisfag Tullmann Aktion from 1969 where Beuys performed on stage with a horse. The exhibition showed the "Fitz Tv" and "Eurasienstab" aktions on film. VG+.

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04 Feb PROMOTIONAL CARD FOR INTERFUNKTIONEN 9. 1972.

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Koln: Interfunktionen, n.d. (1972) 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp subscription card promoting the ninth number of the conceptual art journal. Lists contributions from Beldessari, Baumgarten, Beuys, Didier Bay, Terry Fox, Dan Graham, Hans Haacke, Friedrich Heubach, Will Insley, Jurgen Kramer, Dennis Oppenheim, Steve Reich, William Wegman and Signmar Polke. The front of the card reproduces a poster designed by Polke for the magazine. VG+. Scarce. ...

29 Jan LA RIVOLUZZIONE SIAMO NOI. 1972. WITH STAMPED, DATED & SIGNED NOTES BY DEMARCO & BEUYS.

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Heidelburg: Edition Staeck, 1972 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp artist postcard with the famous image of Beuys marching towards the camera - released as part of the Seri D Originalgrafik edition by the publisher. This example has a Die Grunen rubber stamp impression (with leaf motif) in green on the back along with an FIU stamp as well as short handwritten notes by Richard Demarco and Joseph Beuys - dated 29/1/1981. A mailed example but still in VG+ condition....

15 Dec KUNST = MENSCH. 1971.

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Krefeld: Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 1971 29.6 × 20.9cm, 1pp typographic announcement card for a museum show. Unusually over-sized card. Two punch holes for storage else VG. ...