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.
DER MANN AM HAUPTHEBEL. 1985.
Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, 1985 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard with a b/w image of the artist looking out of a window at a autobahn - above the iamge is written Der mann am haupthebel (the man at the helm). A little lacking in modesty but for many Beuys was a man of vision. Issued as part of the Originalgrafik Series D. VG+.
DILLINGER. 1985.
Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, 1985 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard with a b/w image of Beuys in his fur coat and details of a Klaus Staeck video based on Beuys' trip to Chicago and his fascination with the American gangster DIllinger. Issued as part of the Originalgrafik Series D. VG+.
JOSEPH BEUYS. NEW ADDRESS: KUNSTAKADEMIE DUSSELDORF RUINED BY STATE. . 1985.
Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, 1985 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp artist's postcard with a text protesting his sacking by the Dusseldorf Kunstakademie for lecturing to non-students who had previously been rejected by the body. Issued as part of Serie D by the publishers. VG+.