Here we offer an extensive and significant collection of over 360 announcement cards, invite cards, publicity cards, announcement leaflets and other postcards by Joseph Beuys.
The collection currently consists of 324 cards and documents from July 1964 to artist’s unexpected death in January 1986 and a number of additional posthumous cards. The vast majority of these cards are directly related to solo exhibitions – of which Beuys had around 180 during his life time – hence this is a large proportion of all the Beuys invitation cards issued.
DIFESA DELLA NATURA. 1984.
Pescara: Lucrezia De Domizio, 1984
16 x 122cm, 2pp - announcement for the "Defense of Nature" event/aktion where Beuys planted thousands of trees to reclaim land from man's ill-effects on the landscape. Typographic design only, printed letterpress. Map on the back to show how to drive to the event. VG+.
DIFESA DELLA NATURA CON J. BEUYS. 1984. MENU FOR CELEBRATORY DINNER.
Chieti: Hotel Restaurant Dangiò, 1984 22.8 x 10.5cm. 4pp. Typographic design. The menu for a celebratory meal in honour of Beuys at the Hotel Restaurant Dangiò on 13 May 1984. There is also an Italian poem "La Famije" by Modesto Della Porta. VG+. Rare.
EIN-STEIN-ZEIT. 1984.
Eichen: FIU, 1984
10.6 x 15.4cm, 4pp announcement card for the sIlkscreen print displaying one of the basalt stones (with hollowed out cone) used by Beuys in the 7,000 Eichen project. The lithograph is reproduced in b/w on the front. Internally details of the edition and a tear off subscription form. VG+.
VON HIER AUS. 1984. ADHESIVE LABEL AS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Dusseldorf: city of Dusseldorf, 1984 9 x 9cm, 1pp adhesive label which was the announcement for the two month long promotion of art in the city of Dusseldorf curated by Kasper König and displaying a huge number of different artists including Beuys. The logo of the show was the title VON HIER AUS in Jospeh Beuys' holograph. This is an unused example with original backing paper and glue extant. Rare.
OLIVESTONE. 1984. SIGNED & STAMPED BY BEUYS.
Pescara: Lucrecia De Domizio, 1984
16 x 22cm, announcement card for the title sculpture which was first exhibited at the F.I.A.C. in the Grand Palais. A multiple was issued where a printed blotting paper was to be dipped into olive oil before being placed in a green envelope. This example is signed by Beuys and with a blue FIU rubber stamp impression. VG+.
AUFBRUCHE. MANIFESTE MANIFESTATIONEN. 1984.
Dusseldorf: Kusthalle, 1984 30 x 21cm, 2pp announcement leaflet for a large group show intended to place contemporary German art in its contest. The show which included Beuys, Polke, Richter, Uecker, Baselitz, {enck, Lupertz, Mack, Prem, Fischer and others. The work Infiltration homogen for Konzertflogel from 1966 is reproduced in colour (a felt wrapped piano). The leaflet is folded and slightly grubby else VG.