1995.721.2: Waste of Energy
PrintsA 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
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Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany)
Published by Edition Staeck, Heidelberg
- Title
- Waste of Energy
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- 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
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Postcard
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 1100, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/04/2018 - 04/09/2019
Verification Level
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