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A card with handwritten text printed on a black background

A rectangular black card, oriented vertically shows the handwritten phrase, “ich ernähre mich durch kraftvergeudung” printed in white, centered in the upper quarter. The middle is empty black space, and centered in the lower quarter, the artist’s signature is printed, also in white.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.721.2
People
Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany)
Published by Edition Staeck, Heidelberg
Title
Waste of Energy
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1978
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/4905

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Photolithograph
Dimensions
14.7 x 10.5 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/8 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Schellmann P61, p. 424-425

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection, Louise Haskell Daly Fund
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.721.2
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Postcard

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/04/2018 - 04/09/2019

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