Joseph Beuys (1921-1986)
Joseph Beuys (1921-1986)

Green Violin (Grüne Geige)

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Joseph Beuys (1921-1986)
Green Violin (Grüne Geige)
stamped 'FLUXUS ZONE WEST' (lower right)
violin painted green
3 7/8 x 8¼ x 23 in. (9.8 x 20.9 x 58.4 cm.)
Executed in 1974. This work is from an edition of twenty-four.

Joseph Beuys (1921-1986)
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signed and numbered 'Joseph Beuys III' (on the paper label)
two tin cans, paint, string and paper label
each can: 4¾ x 4 x 4 in. (12 x 10 x 10 cm.)
Executed in 1974. This work is from an edition of twenty-four plus VI.
Provenance
Galerie Heinz Holtmann, Cologne
Hirschl & Adler, New York, acquired from the above 1980
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
J. Schellman, Joseph Beuys The Multiples: Catalogue Raisonné of Multiples and Prints, pp. 152-153 and 449, nos. 135 and 136 (another work from each edition illustrated).

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