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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.708
People
Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany)
Title
Economic Value Wallpaper Brush
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Wirtschaftswert Tapezieren-Bürste
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
20th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/219375

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bristles and wood, inscribed in graphite, stamped
Dimensions
irregular: 21 x 15 x 5.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in graphite on top of bristle base: Joseph Beuys
  • inscription: on top of bristle base, graphite, handwritten, German, in artist's hand: 1 Wirtschaftswert
  • stamp: on handle, black ink, German: Hauptstrom (circular stamp)
  • stamp: on edge of bristle base, ink, German: Hauptstrom (circular stamp, partial)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.708
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Multiple Strategies: Beuys, Maciunas, Fluxus, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/24/2007 - 06/10/2007

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