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Joseph Beuys — VisualArtsDB

Joseph Beuys

Krefeld, Deutschland · b. 1921 — d. 1986

Painting & Sculpture Drawings & Prints Media and Performance

Joseph Beuys, (German, 1921-1986) published by Propylaen Verlag, Berlin

Timeline

Born 1921 — Died 1986

1940s

Acer platanoides

Acer platanoides

Sun and Pylon

Sun and Pylon

Untitled

Untitled

+3

1950s

Bathtub for a Heroine

Bathtub for a Heroine

Bed

Bed

Ice Age

Ice Age

Fe

+50

1960s

Dynamis 3, Dynamis

Doll (Puppe)

2 Sheep’s Heads

2 Sheep’s Heads

Josef Beuys: Zeichnungen Aquarelle Olbilder Plastische Bilder. Städtisches Museum Haus Koekkoek Kleve

Josef Beuys: Zeichnungen Aquarelle Olbilder Plastische Bilder. Städtisches Museum Haus Koekkoek Kleve

+84

1970s

OSTENDE on the beach or in the dunes a cube shaped house therein the Samurai Sword is a Blutwurst PLINTH

Beuys, Transsibirische Bahn 1970

Beuys, Transsibirische Bahn 1970

Untitled

Untitled

Tabernakel

Tabernakel

+223

1980s

Der Größte

Der Größte

Beuys by Warhol. Paintings + Prints

Beuys by Warhol. Paintings + Prints

Joseph Beuys. Original Graphic Works

Joseph Beuys. Original Graphic Works

Beuys by Warhol. Paintings + Prints

Beuys by Warhol. Paintings + Prints

+161

1990s

Beuys 1950 - 1963. Getlinger Photographiert, Stadtisches Museum Kalkar

Beuys 1950 - 1963. Getlinger Photographiert, Stadtisches Museum Kalkar

Landschaftsbilder. Kaiser Wilhelm Museum

Landschaftsbilder. Kaiser Wilhelm Museum

Joseph Beuys: Tafel - Objekte - Graphiken. Galerie Bernhard Link, Düsseldorf

Joseph Beuys: Tafel - Objekte - Graphiken. Galerie Bernhard Link, Düsseldorf

Beuys. Kestner-Gesellschaft. Hannover

Beuys. Kestner-Gesellschaft. Hannover

+73

2000s

Beuys. Applied Arts / Contemporary Arts. Mak-Ausstellungshalle

Beuys. Applied Arts / Contemporary Arts. Mak-Ausstellungshalle

Joseph Beuys: Die Sammlung Staeck. Städtische Galerie, Wolfsburg

Joseph Beuys: Die Sammlung Staeck. Städtische Galerie, Wolfsburg

Joseph Beuys: Ein Monument für die Zukunft. Museum Kurhaus Kleve

Joseph Beuys: Ein Monument für die Zukunft. Museum Kurhaus Kleve

Heraus - Forderung Tier. Städtische Galerie, Karlsruhe

Heraus - Forderung Tier. Städtische Galerie, Karlsruhe

+16

Works

689 artworks

Acer platanoides

Acer platanoides

, 1945

Sun and Pylon

Sun and Pylon

, 1946

Untitled

, 1947

Untitled

, 1948

Zeichnungen von 1949–1969

, 1949

Animal Woman

Animal Woman

, 1949

Dove, Food, Rainbow

Dove, Food, Rainbow

, 1949

Bed

Bed

, 1950

Bathtub for a Heroine

Bathtub for a Heroine

, 1950

Fe

, 1951

Ice Age

Ice Age

, 1951

The Table

The Table

, 1952

Moose and Sun (Elch und Sonne)

, 1952

Roses

Roses

, 1952

Intuition

, 1953

Geysir

Geysir

, 1953

Langhaus (Vitrine)

Langhaus (Vitrine)

, 1953

Weird Sister

Weird Sister

, 1953

Angel Whale

Angel Whale

, 1953

Two Red Fish

Two Red Fish

, 1954

Crystal Measurement

Crystal Measurement

, 1954

White Woman in the Grass (Fairy)

White Woman in the Grass (Fairy)

, 1954

Skull (Schädel)

, 1954

Sculptures

Sculptures

, 1954

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