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Joseph Beuys

Lot 96
Wirtschaftswert Kittmesser, 1980
Steel joint knife with wooden handle

7.9 x 1.2 x 0.8 in (20.0 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm)
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Lot 96
Wirtschaftswert Kittmesser, 1980
Steel joint knife with wooden handle
7.9 x 1.2 x 0.8 in (20.0 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm)
Estimate:
€ 500 - 700
Auction: 7 days

Van Ham Kunstauktionen

City: Online
Auction: Jun 23, 2025
Auction number: 1264
Auction name: Prints & Multiples | ONLINE ONLY
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Lot Details
BEUYS, JOSEPH
1921 KREFELD - 1986 DÜSSELDORF

Title: Wirtschaftswert Kittmesser.
Date: 1980.
Technique: Steel joint knife with wooden handle.
Measurement: 20 x 3 x 2cm.
Notation: Signed. As well as with Hauptstrom stamp. Also signed and inscribed verso.

Condition:
Minimal scratch marks and occasional minimal traces of corrosion on the blade. Occasional minimal stainings on the handle. Otherwise in good condition.

From the work complex "Wirtschaftswerte".

Provenance:
- Private collection Italy (directly from the artist)
- Leo Koenig Inc, New York
- Private collection USA

Exhibitions:
- Expo Chicago 2018

Cf. literature:
- Schellmann, Jörg (ed.): Joseph Beuys - Die Multiples, Werkverzeichnis der Auflageobjekte und Druckgraphik, Munich 1992 (7th ed.), cat. rais. no. 393.
Lot Details
BEUYS, JOSEPH
1921 KREFELD - 1986 DÜSSELDORF

Title: Wirtschaftswert Kittmesser.
Date: 1980.
Technique: Steel joint knife with wooden handle.
Measurement: 20 x 3 x 2cm.
Notation: Signed. As well as with Hauptstrom stamp. Also signed and inscribed verso.

Condition:
Minimal scratch marks and occasional minimal traces of corrosion on the blade. Occasional minimal stainings on the handle. Otherwise in good condition.

From the work complex "Wirtschaftswerte".

Provenance:
- Private collection Italy (directly from the artist)
- Leo Koenig Inc, New York
- Private collection USA

Exhibitions:
- Expo Chicago 2018

Cf. literature:
- Schellmann, Jörg (ed.): Joseph Beuys - Die Multiples, Werkverzeichnis der Auflageobjekte und Druckgraphik, Munich 1992 (7th ed.), cat. rais. no. 393.
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