A SIGNIFICANT & EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF POSTERS BY JOSEPH BEUYS. 1965 – 1986.

Here we offer an extensive and significant collection of 91 posters designed or approved by Joseph Beuys and 9 posthumous posters from exhibitions relating to the artist.

Twenty-seven of the cards are signed by Beuys and sometimes rubber stamped. Some are regarded as edition multiples in the Schellmann catalogue raisonne.

Individual posters are for sale by clicking on the relevant image. A price for the entire collection is available on request.

JOSEPH BEUYS. 1980.

Koln: Galerie Holtmann, 1980 84 x 59.3cm, black on brown kraft paper offset lithographic exhibition poster with an image of the multiple Bruno Cora Tee from 1975. VG+. Prestel Beuys Posters nr 169.

JOSEPH BEUYS. 1980.

NYC: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1980 55.9 x 83.8cm, full colour offset poster displaying an image from the Aktion Vakuum <---->Masse performance. VG+. Prestel Beuys Posters nr 133. Scarce.

DAS KAPITAL. 1981. SIGNED BY BEUYS.

Zurich: INK. Halle fur Internationale Neueu Kunst, 1981 60.5 x 48 cm black and white exhibition poster. Signed by Beuys in red ink. Prestell Beuys Posters nr. 114.

JOSEPH BEUYS. 1981. SIGNED BY BEUYS IN PENCIL.

Bonn: Kunstmuseum Bonn, 1981 77 x 59.2cm, b/w offset lithographic exhibition poster with an installation view over museum text. This example is hand signed by the artist. VG+. Prestel Beuys posters Nr 177.

JOSEPH BEUYS MULTIPLES (ILVERICH). 1981.

Meerbusch-Ilverich: Galerie Ilverich. 1981 42 x 29.7cm, b/w offset lithographic exhibition poster with an image of the Beuys family walking in grass. Over written (printed) it says "It still smelled of grass back then.". On the back is a short gallery text. Folded for mailing else VG+.

JOSEPH BEUYS MULTIPLES (ILVERICH). 1981. NO TEXT VARIANT. SIGNED BY BEUYS.

Meerbusch-Ilverich: Galerie Ilverich. 1981 42 x 29.7cm, b/w offset lithographic exhibition poster with an image of the Beuys family walking in grass. Over written (printed) it says "It still smelled of grass back then.". This is one of the rare variants without text which has been signed and dated by Beuys in pencil under the image. VG+.

JOSEPH BEUYS. RAUM 3, DIE GANZE DEUTSCHE NACHKREIGSLYRIK. 1981. SIGNED BY BEUYS.

Bonn: Galerie Klein, 1981 71.5 x 47.8cm, brown and black on white offset lithographic exhibition poster with an image of the artist installing a sculptural work. This example is signed in black ink by Beuys on the left. VG+. Prestel Beuys Posters nr 180.

JOSEPH BEUYS, WERKE AUS MUNCHENER SAMMLUNGEN. 1981. SIGNED BY BEUYS.

Munchen: Lenbachaus, Munchen, 1981. 58.9 x 86.1 cm. Offset photographic image with surrounding text. Issued on the occasion of this wide-ranging exhibition of works culled from Munich-based collections. Photo by Ute Klophaus. Signed by Beuys. Prestel Beuys Posters nr 181.

OLFARBEN. 1981. NOT IN PRESTEL BEUYS POSTERS.

Germany: Prestel-Verlag, 1981 61 cm x 43 cm poster to announce the publication of a book of reproduced oil paintings / constructions by Beuys. One large coloured work by Beuys illustrated. Surprisingly not in Prestel Beuys Posters. Quite scarce.

GRASSELLO, Ca2(OH) +H2O, DIFESA DELLA NATURA. 1981.

Paris: Yvon Lambert, 1981 67.7 x 100.1 cm. Large screen print with an image of Beuys in silhouette with fur coat overlooking the Italian fields with added red title text. This is a variant after the offset print published by Edizioni Lucrezia de Domizio in 1979 (ref. Schellmann 290). Uncommon and imposing. Prestell Beuys Posters nr 182.

NATALE A GIBELLINA. 1981.

n.p. (Napoles): n.p. (La Buona Stampa Ercolano), 1981 71 x 51cm, duotone offset lithographic poster of which not a great deal is known in the literature - the photograph is of Beuys in a landscape. Folded with some wear at creases but one of the more difficult to find of Beuys posters. Prestel Beuys Posters nr 187.

FRAUEN UN MADCHEN ZEICHNUNGEN 1947 – 1961. 1982.

Ulm: Kunstverein ulm, 1982 68.9 x 49cm, yellow and blue offset lithographic exhibition poster with a reproduction of a Beuys drawing of a young woman. Prestel Beuys Poster nr 188. VG+. This example is signed in pencil by Beuys on the right.

JOSEPH BEUYS – DERNIER ESPACE AVEC INTROSPECTEUR 1964-1982.

London: Anthony d'Offay, 1982 72 x 60cm, red and black offset lithograph displaying a photograph by Caroline Tisdall of a fat chair. This example is signed by Beuys under the chair in pencil. VG+. Prestel Beuys posters nr 189.

JOSEPH BEUYS. MULTIPLES. 1982.

Innsbruck: Galerie Krinzinger, 1982 59 x 39.5cm, red and black on white paper offset lithographic exhibition poster with an image of Beuys wearing a hat (of bread?) during a performance. VG+. Prestel Beuys Posters nr 192.

DOKUMENTA 7. EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY. 1982.

Kassel: S.P. (Beuys), 1982 42.7 x 60.3cm, black on white offset lithographic poster issued during Beuys' aktions at Dokumenta 7 with two images of the artist in a public performance by Dieter Schwerdtle. The images show the artist with the gold crown that Beuys he then melted down and recast in the form of a hare. Prestel Beuys Plakate nr 197.

BEUYS-BLUME KONTAKT MIT MAUMEN. 1982. SIGNED BY BLUME.

Bonn/Hamberg: Kampnagelfabrik,1982 60.5 x 42cm green on cream silkscreen poster designed by Blume in association with Jospeh Beuys. This was the publicity poster for the public discussion between the two artists in the Kampnagelfabrik on 29 May 1982. This example is signed by Blume in black ink on the bottom right of the poster. Fine. Beuys posters nr 195.

JOSEPH BEUYS. FRAUEN. 1982.

Dusseldorf: Stadt-Sparkasse, 1982 84 x 59.5cm, red and black offset lithographic exhibition poster with a reproduction of a Beuys drawing of a women with overlaid exhibition text. Prestel Beuys Poster nr 205. VG+.

GOLDKITCHEN. 1982. SIGNED & NUMBERED BY BEUYS.

Berlin: Vergolderei Kunsthandlung Silvia Menzel, 1982) 84 x59.4cm, black and reflective gold on white offset lithograph with an image of a sculptural work by the artist . This is one of 1,000 signed and numbered examples - sadly some rippling to surface else VG. Prestel Beuys Posters nr. 204.

STADTTHEATER PFORZHEIM. 1983. SIGNED IN PENCIL BY BEUYS.

Pforzheim: Stadttheater Pforzheim, n.d. (1983) 41 x 50cm, full colour offset lithographic performance poster issued for the forthcoming programme of drama productions for the Stadttheater Pforzheim theatre with a full colour reproduction of Klaus Staek’s photograph of Beuys’ The Stanhope Object. The poster is signed in pencil at the top of the print. VG+. Scarce.

ZEICHNUNGEN UND DIE SKULPTUR “DER BERGKONIG”. 1983.

Frankfurt Am Main: Stadtische Galerie im Stadel, 1983 84 x 59cm, full colour offset lithographic exhibition poster with an image of the painting Filzplastik-Bronzeplastik from 1964. Prestel Beuys Posters nr 215. VG+.

JOSEPH BEUYS BONN BRAUCHT KUNST HALLE. 1983.

Bonn: Kunst Halle, 1983 84 x 59.3cm, full colour offset exhibition poster simply displaying a work by Beuys (Erdtelephon from 1967). A major retrospective from the Sammlun Ulbricht. Slight diagonal crease else VG. Prestel Beuys Posters nr 211.