A SIGNIFICANT & EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS, LEAFLETS & POSTCARDS BY JOSEPH BEUYS. 1965 – 1986.

Here we offer an extensive and significant collection of over 150 announcement cards, invite cards, publicity cards, announcement leaflets and other postcards by Joseph Beuys.
The collection consists of 138 cards from July 1964 to artist’s unexpected death in January 1986 and a small number of additional posthumous cards. Over 100 of these cards are directly related to exhibitions of which Beuys had around 280 during his life time – hence this is over one third of all the Beuys invitation cards issued.

Some cards are unique, others signed and yet others regarded as postcard editions by the artist.

This is a museum or library standard collection of these increasingly hard to find documentations of exhibitions and other artistic activities – usually created with Beuys’ agreement or participation in the design.

The collection consists of the following:

ANNOUNCEMENT AND INVITE CARDS PRIOR TO JANUARY 1986

1. IRGEND EIN STRANG Dusseldorf, Galerie Schmala, 1965
2. FLUXUS HAUPSTROM FLUXUS FETTRAUM Darmstadt, 1967. Mirrored paper.
3. ACCROCHAGE Antwerpen, Wide White Space, 1967

4. ART INTERMEDIA Köln, Art Intermedia, 1969 A collection of folded announcement cards in original envelope – Beuys is Zeichnungen – Objekte but there are also cards for Andre Tomkins (with paper multiple by Daniel Spoerri), Carlos Cruz-Diez (with insert leaflet), Ansgar Nierhoff and Adolf Luther, Bernard Hoke, C.O. Paeffgen, Ed Sommer and two other leaflets. Some spotting to some cards and envelope.
5. BEUYS & CHRISTIANSEN KONZERT Berlin, Rene Block, 1969
6. BEUYS BLOCKADE’69 Berlin, Rene Block, 1969
7. VIDEOTAPES JOSEPH BEUYS EURASIENSTAB FILZ-TV Dusseldorf, Gerry Schum, 1970..

8. JOSEPH BEUYS ZEICHNUNGEN 1947 – 1959 Köln, 1970 Folded card.
9. JOSEPH BEUYS UN HERRING CHRISTIANSEN Antwerpen, Wide White Space, 1970
10. ACCROCHAGE Antwerpen, Wide White Space, 1970

11. ART INTERMEDIA Announcement crd – typographic only. Group show –  Beuys with Alderman, Spoerri, Uecker, Waalther and Vostell. 
12. JOSEPH BEUYS FILZ-TV/IDENTIFICATIONS Dusseldorf, Gerry Schum, 1970.
13. DER TISCH Dusseldorf, Vice Versand,1971
14. JOSEF BEUYS Wien, 1971
15. POLYETYLEEN TAS MET VILTPLASTIEK Edition Seriaal, Amsterdam, 1971 Announcement for edition.
16. JOSEPH BEUYS Dusseldorf, Galerie Schmala, 1971. Very large folding card with 3 photographs of performances.
17. ART INTERMEDIA Köln, Art Intermedia, 1971 Folded announcement card in original envelope. This example addressed to Fluxus artist Jeff Berner. Envelope also has image of Beuys.
18. JOSEPH BEUYS: AUSFEGEN Berlin, Rene Block, 1972
19. JOSEPH BEUYS Dusseldorf, Galerie Schmala, 1972
20. JOSEPH BEUYS Dusseldorf, Galerie Schmala, 1972 Announcement for book.
21. JOSEPH BEUYS GESSAMMELTE EDITIONEN Frankfurt, Galerie Loehr, 1972. Mirrored paper.
22. JOSEPH BEUYS OPERA E FILMS Torino, Galleria LP, 1972
23. POLYETYLEEN TAS MET VILTPLASTIEKRUCKENSTUTZE EINES FEINGLIEDERIGEN MENSCHEN (HASENTYPUS) AUS DEM 20. JAHRHUNDERT P. CHR. Edition Seriaal, Amsterdam, 1972 Announcement for edition.

24. ANNOUNCEMENT CARD FOR INTERFUNKTIONEN 9 List of artists including Beuys. Typographic only. 
25. JOSEPH BEUYS DURER, ICH FUHRE PERSONLICH Edition card for Documenta V 1972
26. JOSEPH BEUYS Antwerpen, Wide White Space, 1973
27. JOSEPH BEUYS New York City, John Gibson, 1973

28. JOSEPH BEUYS: MULTIPLES Chicago: Allan Frumkin Gallery, 1973  Slightly crumpled due to mailing.

29. JOSEPH BEUYS: MULTIPES, BUCHER UND KATALOGE Bonn: Galerie Klein, 1973. Very large card.
30. AVALANCHE JOSEPH BEUYS Köln, 1973. Announcement for first edition of magazine.
31. JOSEPH BEUYS COLLECTION SPECK 1948 – 1972 Galerie Bama, Paris, 1974
32. BEUYS TRACCE IN ITALIA Modern Art Agency, Napoli 1974
33. MEETING OF LADY ROSEBERY, BLACK AND WHITE OIL CONFERENCE Edinburgh/New York, Demarco/Ronald Feldman, 1974 Announcement for editioned print.
34. JOSEPH BEUYS ZEICHNUNGEN 1947 – 1971 Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld, 1974
35. JOSEPH BEUYS I LIKE AMERICA AND AMERICA LIKES ME Rene Block, New York City 1974

36. BEUYS BRECHT CHIARI FILLIOU GOSEWITZ HANSEN HIGGINS JOHNSON KAPROW KNOWLES KOEPCKE PAIK ROT SCHMIT VOSTELL WATTS WILLIAMS Rene Block, New York City 1974
37. JOSEPH BEUYS COLLECTED EDITIONS II John Gibson, New York City 1974
38. JOSEPH BEUYS COLLECTED EDITIONS III John Gibson, New York City 1974 Folded card.
39. JOSEPH BEUYS: THE SECRET BLOCK FOR A SECRET PERSON IN IRELAND Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery, 1974

40. JOSEPH BEUYS – CHARLES WILP SANDZEICHNUNGEN Zurich, Galerie Stahli, n.d. (1974) Announcment for the title portfolio of sand drawings. Folded.
41. IN DEN ERSTEN TAGEN DER AUSSTELLUNG…. Dusseldorf, Reflection Press, 1975. Announcement for a LP edition. With Albrecht/d.
42. SERIAAL TOONT (INSTITUT FOR COMETIC SURGERY SPECIALITY: BUTTOCKLIFTING). KAUS STAECK. Edition Seriaal, Amsterdam, 1975
43. ORIGINALPHOTOGRAPHIEN IN LIMITIERTEN AUFLAGE VON BECHER, KLOPHAUS, SANDER, ZILLE. Front image is of Beuys’ 24 Stunden performance taken by Klophaus. Rene Block, New York City 1975
44. JOSEPH BEUYS Galerie Schmala, Dusseldorf, 1975
45. EXPOSITION D’ART D’AUJOURD’HUI Brussels: Musee d’ixèllés, 1975. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
46. JOSEPH BEUYS ELK München, Schulmann & Kluger, 1975 Promotional card for print multiple.
47. JOSEPH BEUYS FOND IV/4 Galerie Schmala, Dusseldorf, 1976
48. EINZELWERKE + ZUSAMMENHANGE. Front is reproduced drawing by Beuys. Krefeld, Museum Haus Lange, 1976
49. JOSEPH BEUYS LITHOGRAPHIEN UND HOLZSCHNITTE München, Schulmann & Kluger, 1976
50. BEUYS. Genova, Samangallery, 1976. Commercial postcard of Genova which is overprinted in thick brown paint and rubber stamped on the reverse. This is exactly the same as the edition card (see Schellmann Nr 1880 only not signed and numbered.
51. JOSEPH BEUYS Dusseldorf, Konrad Fischer, 1976
52. STUDIO TERMIN JOSEPH BEUYS PAINTINGS Dusseldorf, Art in Progress, 1976. Very slight damage top left.
53. JOSEPH BEUYS Kobenhavn: Galerie Per Sten, 1976 SIGNED BY BEUYS.
54. JOSEPH BEUYS zeige deine wunde München, Schulmann & Kluger, n.d. (1976) Large card.
55. JOSEPH BEUYS. MULTIPLIZIERTE KUNST. München, Schulmann & Kluger, 1977 Folded card. announcement for book.

56. JOSEPH BEUYS. MULTIPLIZIERTE KUNST. Bonn, Stadt, Kunstmuseum, 1977

57. JOSEPH BEUYS TEKENINGEN AQUARELLEN COLLAGES SCHILDERIJEN Gent: College van Burgemeester, 1977 Folded card.
58. SOZIALE PLASTIK Achberger Verlagsanstalt, Achberg, n.d. (1977). Folded leaflet. STAMPED AND SIGNED BY BEUYS.
59. JOSEPH BEUYS München, Schulmann & Kluger, 1977 Folded with tipped in illustration.

60. JOSEPH BEUYS Basel: Kunstmuseum Basel, 1977

74. JOSEPH BEUYS Free International University, 1978
75. OPERA DI CHIARIFICAZIONE IDEOLOGICA E POLITICA Dusseldorf, Galerie Schmala, 1979
76. EDITION RENE BLOCK Rene Block, New York City 1979 Original printed envelope with Joseph Beuys postcard AUS BERLIN: NEUES VOM KOJOTEN and subscription card. Also 4 leaflets for multiples by Beuys (… AUS DEM MASCHINENRAUM 1977), On Kawara, Beuys (ROT/LOCH/LAMPE, 1979) and Nam June Paik. Price list. Envelope is addressed to the British conceptual and pop artist Joe Tilson.
77. BEUYS, NYC: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, 1979
78. JOSEPH BEUYS Hannover: Galerie Holtmann. 1979. Large card. SIGNED BY BEUYS.

79. JOSEPH BEUYS. Firenze: Galleria De Amicis,, 1979.

80. JOSEPH BEUYS ZEICHNUNGEN, OBJEKTE Zofingen: Kleine Buhne Zofingen, n.d. (1979)

82. JOSEPH BEUYS Firenze: Galleria de Amicis, 1979. Mailed copy. 
83. JOSEPH BEUYS Rotterdam: Museum Boymans-van Beuningen. 1979. Large folding card. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
84. JOSEPH BEUYS Koln: Galerie Holtmann. 1980. Large folding card. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
85. JOSEPH BEUYS AT COOPER UNION N.P. (NYC): Cooper Union, n.d. (1980).

92. JOSEPH BEUYS. Perugia: Galleria d’Arte moderna Il Pozzo, 1980.

93. JOSEPH BEUYS. Città di Castello: Galleria d’arts, Modern, 1980

94. FIU Free International University. Roma: Galleria Santoro, 1980.

96. GRASSELLO. Paris, Yvon Lambert, 1981

98. JOSEPH BEUYS POSTKARTEN Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, n.d. (c. 1981). SIGNED BY BEUYS.
99. JOSEPH BEUYS; VROUWEN. Nijmeegs, Nijmeegs Museum, 1981. Folded card.

100. JOSEPH BEUYS: BONZENBUNKER Krefeld: FIU, 1981 Offset card with red rubber stamp impression for title. Small (10.5 x 15cm, 2pp)

101. JOSEPH BEUYS: BONZENBUNKER Krefeld: FIU, 1981 Offset card with reproduced drawing and red rubber stamp impression for title. Large (30 x 21cm, 1pp)

102. DAS KAPITAL 1970 – 1977 ZURICH: INK, 1981 LARGE FORMAT CARD

103. JOSEPH BEUYS PLAKATE Berlin, Bergolberci Kunsthandlung, 1982. Folded card. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
104. JOSEPH BEUYS UNTITLED FROM THE GRETA GARBO SERIES NYC: Ronald Feldman, 1982. Large card.

105. BEUYS-BLUME GESPRACH UBER BAUMEN Berlin, Edition Hundertmark, 1982. Silkscreen on card. With Bernd Joh. Blume.
106. BEUYS-BLUME KONTAKTE MIT BAUMEN Berlin, Edition Hundertmark, 1982. Silkscreen on card. With Bernd Joh. Blume.
107. FIU DIFESA DELLA NATURA Bonn, Galerie Klein, 1982. Large card.
108. JOSEPH BEUYS SIGNIERT…. Berlin, Edition Hundertmark, 1982

109. UNTITLED (FROM THE GRETA GARBO SERIES) NYC: Ronald Feldman Gallery, 1982
110. 5DM – SIGNATUR FUR DEN NEUBEGINN KASSEL, DIE GRUNEN, 1982 Leifeld released to raise funds for the Green Political party. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
111. DER KANZLER UND DIE KUNST. Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, 1982. UNIQUE POSTCARD WITH ADDITIONS BY BEUYS + EMBOSSING. SIGNED BY BEUYS AND RUBBER STAMPED TWICE. Variation on Schellmann Nr 442.
112. JOSEPH BEUYS New York City, John Gibson, 1982
113. JOSEPH BEUYS DUMME KISTE Dusseldorf: Konrad Fischer. 1983

114. JOSEPH BEUYS  Dusseldor: Galerie Schmala,, 1983
115. JOSEPH BEUYS Dusseldorf, Konrad Fischer, 1984
116. MOBIUSWERFER. Artist’s postcard. Dusseldorf, Konrad Fischer, (1984)
117. JOSEPH BEUYS / JONAS HAFNER SCHEWLLE Bonn, Galerie Klein, 1984. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
118. J. BEUYS DIFESA DELLA NATURA Pescara, Lucrezia De Domizion, 1984. Large leaflet.
119. JOSEPH BEUYS KREATIVATSPROZESS Paderborn-Wewer, Wolfgang Puschel, 1984. Folding card.119. PLIGHT London: Anthony d’Offay, 1985
121. PLIGHT London: Anthony d’Offay, 1985 Variant card with text along side photograph,
122. IS IT ABOUT A BICYCLE? New York, Marisa de Re Gallery, January 1986

123. JOSEPH BEUYS Torino, Castello Di Rivera, n.d.
124. EVERY NIGHT I THINK OF ADDI KOEPCKE Berlin, Rene Block, n.d.


ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS FOR EXHIBITIONS PLANNED BEFORE BEUYS’ DEATH

 

131. BEUYS IN OST-BERLIN. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
132. 7000 EICHEN. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
133. KITSCHPOSTKARTE. SIGNED AND DEDICATED BY BEUYS.
134. LA RIVOLZZIONE SIAMO NOI. SIGNED BY BEUYS WITH MESSAGE BY RICHARD DEMARCO AND BEUYS ON REVERSE. STAMPED TWICE.
135. 7000 EICHEN FIU 1982 SIGNED BY BEUYS.
136. EDITION STAECK DELIVERS. 1974 SIGNED WITH DEDICATION.
137. FETTKISTE 1968 WITH SIGNED NOTE OF THE REVERSE BY KALUS STAECK


OTHER SIGNED CARDS – NOT IN SCHELLMANN – POSSIBLY UNIQUE

138. ORIGINAL GRAFIK SERIES 1 KOLN Signed and hand addressed by Beuys with lengthy signed note to Dieter Schnebel – stamped three times on the back  of the card in different colours – red, blue and dark blue. Unique thus. STAMPED AND POSTER October 1969

139. ORIGINAL GRAFIK SERIES 1 KOLN Signed and hand addressed by Beuys with signed  note to Dieter Schnebel – stamped three times on the front of the card in different colours – red, blue and dark blue. Unique thus. STAMPED AND POSTER Match 1969
140. UNTITLED (PORTRAIT OF BEUYS). Duisberg: Britta Lauer, n.d. SIGNED AND DEDICATED BY BEUYS.
141. UNTITLED (FAT CHAIR). N.P., n.p.., n.d. SIGNED BY BEUYS..
142. UNTITLED (PORTRAIT OF BEUYS WITH AXE). N.P., n.p.., n.d. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
143. UNTITLED (DOCUMENTA KASSEL). N.P., n.p.., n.d. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
144. VON HODLER ZUR ANTIFORM N.P., Hareld Szeemann, n.d. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
145. STASTVERWALDUNG STATT STADTVERWALTUNG. N.P., n.p.., n.d. SIGNED BY BEUYS. Adhesive sticker (unused).
146. LUFTHANSA VERBINDET KONTINENTE. Tokyo: Lufthansa, 1973. Printed and embossed envelope signed by Beuys on front content of a card. First day cover commemorating a flight from Germany to Tokyo via Moscow on 6 August 1973. Presumably Beuys was on that flight as a guest. Unique.
147. UNTITLED (BEUYS PAINTING WALL). Homemade postcard with glued offset onto card. SIGNED BY BEUYS.

OTHER EDITIONED CARDS

P1. DOCUMENTA 4 1968
P2 COLOGNE 1968/69
P3 HEIDELBERG 1970
P6 OFFERED ABOVE
P7 LA RIVOLUZIONE SIMAO NOI 1973
P8 DEMOCRACY IS MERRY 1973
P13 SIGNATURE 1973
P15 JACK BURNHAM 1974
P17 JOSEPH BEUYS
P18 LET FLOWERS SPEAK
P20 COSMOS UND DAMIAN 1974
P23 BONNEFANTEN 1975
P24 THE WARMTH-TIME MACHINE
P44 ONESELF
P46 KITSCH POSTCARD 1
P47 KITSCH POSTCARD 1
P48 DER MORGEN II. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
P49. DER MORGEN II. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
P50 DER MORGEN III. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
P56. ERSTE HILFE. SIGNED BY BEUYS.
NEUES VOM GOLD Edition Staeck 1984 NOT IN SCHELLMAN
FRIEDENSHASE MIT ZUBEHOR FIU Nn.d.. NOT IN SCHELLMAN
P nr. is Schellman reference.

POSTHUMOUS INVITE CARDS

An additional 16 announcement and invite cards for exhibitions after the artist’s death. Most with reproduced photographs of works and installations or performances.

IN TOTAL 146 CARDS ISSUED BEFORE OR AROUND THE ARTIST’S DEATH AND 16 POSTHUMOUS CARDS. 23 EDITIONED CARDS (SOME SIGNED) AND ONE COLLECTION OF 36 CARDS IN CARD BOXES/. SOME CARDS ARE UNIQUE, OTHERS VERY RARE. OVER 30 OF THE CARDS ARE SIGNED BY BEUYS AND SOME BY OTHER WELL KNOWN ARTISTS. ALL IN VG CONDITION UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED