1997.107: Bonn Kunstverein 11.8.1977
MultiplesThe black and white photograph shows a person wearing a gray fedora hat with a black band. The photograph is taken from above so only the hat, a portion of the collar of a light-colored jacket and the right arm is visible. The right arm has a watch on the wrist, the arm is raised, a marker is held in the hand. The marker is to the right of the name “Joseph Beuys” which is inscribed on an off-white background. There is other writing on the background, but it is illegible.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1997.107
- People
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Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany)
Published by Bonner Kunstverein
- Title
- Bonn Kunstverein 11.8.1977
- Other Titles
- Original Language Title: Bonner Kunstverein 8.11.1977
- Classification
- Multiples
- Work Type
- photograph, multiple
- Date
- 1977
- Culture
- German
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/217985
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 30 x 23.8 cm (11 13/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Signed: in brown ink at u.l.: Joseph Beuys
- inscription: l.l., brown ink, handwritten: 12/21
- stamp: on verso at l.l., black ink: Foto: F. Fischer / 53 Bonn-Buschdorf / Klosterweg 21 / PSch-Kto. Köln 27 44 43 566
- stamp: on verso at l.r., black ink: BONNER KUNSTVEREIN / MECKENHEIMER ALLEE 87/111 / 5300 BONN 1 / TEL. 0 22 21 / 63 62 35
- inscription: on verso at l.c., graphite: A744/88 M84773 F [auction numbers]
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Edition
- 12 / 21
- Standard Reference Number
- Schellmann 224, p. 213
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection, Gift of Charlotte Reber
- Copyright
- © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
- Accession Year
- 1997
- Object Number
- 1997.107
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Exhibition History
- Modern Art and Modernity, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2013 - 06/01/2013
- 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/23/2015 - 10/07/2015
Verification Level
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