For Joseph Beuys, 1987
Portfolio of 28 prints in mixed media, one object and one record by 30 artists. Prints 60 x 80 cm approx., portfolio box: 64 x 84 x 10 cm. Co-published with Galerie Bernd Klüser, Munich. Edition: 90, all prints signed and numbered by the artists.
The portfolio was published to commemorate Joseph Beuys' death in 1986. Bernd Klüser and Jörg Schellmann – who had worked with Beuys on exhibitions, books, and editions since 1969 – jointly published the portfolio to honor this outstanding artist who had been of crucial artistic and personal influence to both partners. Invited to participate in this project were artists who had set a mark in the recent years and whom Schellmann and Klüser had worked with on shows or editions.
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Shūsaku Arakawa
Portrait of Helen Keller or Joseph Beuys
1987
James Brown
The Whitewater
1986
Sandro Chia
Non come figli di genitori
1986
Henning Christiansen
Schottische Symphonie / Requiem of Art
1987
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
5600 m³ Package, Project for Documenta 4, Kassel
1986
Francesco Clemente
Riconciliazione
1986
Tony Cragg
Palette
1986
Enzo Cucchi
Carro Celeste
1987
Enzo Cucchi
Untitled
1987
Walter Dahn
Joseph Beuys, Walter Dahn, Michael Rutkowsky: Gespräch
1972
Martin Disler
Totenwache (Wake)
1987
Jiri Georg Dokoupil
Begegnung
1986
Keith Haring
Portrait of Joseph Beuys
1986
Jörg Immendorff
Dialektik der Götter
1987
Donald Judd
Untitled (for Joseph Beuys)
1986
Per Kirkeby
Untitled
1986
Imi Knoebel
Untitled
1986
Jannis Kounellis
Edizione Notturna
1987
Sol LeWitt
A Pyramid
1987
Richard Long
Wind Stones
1986
Robert Longo
Untitled – for Joseph Beuys
1986
Robert Mapplethorpe
Cross
1986
Bruce McLean
Untitled
1987
Nam June Paik
Burning Hat
1986/1987
Mimmo Paladino
Carro dormente
1987
A.R. Penck
Memorial for Joseph Beuys
1986
Arnulf Rainer
Eichenblatt
1986
Julião Sarmento
Untitled
1986
Cindy Sherman
Untitled (from: For Joseph Beuys)
1986
Emilio Vedova
Oltre
1986
Andy Warhol
Joseph Beuys in Memoriam
1986
Portrait of Helen Keller or Joseph Beuys
1987
From For Joseph Beuys
Color lithograph on rag paper, 61 x 81.5 cm (24 x 32 in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 1,200
The Whitewater
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Lithograph on linen mounted on rag paper, 81.3 x 61 cm (32 x 24 in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 800
Non come figli di genitori
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Etching on rag paper, 80.6 x 60.5 cm (31¾ x 23¾ in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
€ 1,000
Henning Christiansen
Schottische Symphonie / Requiem of Art
1987
From For Joseph Beuys
Two long playing records and booklet of scores. Edition of 90 + XXX (+ 20 A.P.), signed and numbered booklet.
5600 m³ Package, Project for Documenta 4, Kassel
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Collotype and silkscreen with collage (photos, tape, polyurethane and twine), on rag paper, 80 x 60 cm (31½ x 23¾ in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
For documenta IV in 1968, Christo and Jeanne-Claude realized the 5,600 Cubic Meter Package, a monumental, air-filled sculpture made of synthetic fabric. Reaching a height of 85.3 meters, it set a new record and was considered their most technically demanding project to date. After carefully evaluating various locations, they chose the expansive Auepark in Kassel, Germany, to maximize the spatial impact of the installation. Scientific planning began in 1967 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where the artist duo collaborated with mechanics expert Dimiter S. Zagoroff. Wind tunnel tests confirmed that the structure could flexibly respond to air currents, deform under pressure, and subsequently return to its original shape.
This edition documents the ephemeral artwork and illustrates its conceptual and aesthetic significance within the artistic practice of Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
EUR 5,500
Riconciliazione
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Etching and aquatint, with gold leaf application, on rag paper, 60 x 80 cm (23½ x 31½ in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
This edition was Francesco Clemente's contribution to the group portfolio For Joseph Beuys, which was published to commemorate Joseph Beuys' death in 1986.
EUR 1,250
Palette
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Wood, covered with plastic granules, 74 x 57 x 1.5 cm (29 x 22½ x ½ in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 5,000
Carro Celeste
1987
From For Joseph Beuys
Etching and aquatint on Fabriano Rosaspina rag paper, 80 x 43.5 cm. Edition: 90, signed and numbered.
Untitled
1987
From For Joseph Beuys
Aquatint and embossing on Fabriano Rosaspina rag paper, 60 x 80 cm. Edition: XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 1,200
Joseph Beuys, Walter Dahn, Michael Rutkowsky: Gespräch
1972
From For Joseph Beuys
Silkscreen on rag paper, 61 x 79.5 cm. Edition: 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 400
Totenwache (Wake)
1987
From For Joseph Beuys
Etching and aquatint on Hahnemühle rag paper, 79.5 x 56.5 cm. Edition: 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 600
Begegnung
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Silkscreen/water color on rag paper, 80 x 60 cm (31½ x 23¾ in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 600
Portrait of Joseph Beuys
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Silkscreen on natural or white canvas, 80 x 60 cm (31½ x 23 in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
Keith Haring created this edition to commemorate Joseph Beuys' death in 1986. The work is part of a group portfolio, edited by Jörg Schellmann and Bernd Klüser – long-time companions of Beuys who had worked with him on exhibitions, publications and editions since 1969 – that honors Beuys’ artistic legacy.
Dialektik der Götter
1987
From For Joseph Beuys
Woodcut on Ingres rag paper, 80 x 60 cm. Edition: 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 1,000
Untitled (for Joseph Beuys)
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Woodcuts printed in red, green, blue and brown on handmade Japanese paper, 60 x 80 cm. Edition: 90 + XXX altogether (+ 20 A.P. altogether), signed and numbered on verso.
Donald Judd created this edition for the group project Für Joseph Beuys, which Schellmann and Klüser initiated in honor of Beuys. The work is part of the collection of MoMA, New York.
Untitled
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Etching / aquatint on rag paper, 58 x 75.5 cm (22¾ x 29¾ in), edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
Per Kirkeby created this edition for the group portfolio For Joseph Beuys, which Schellmann and Klüser had initiated to commemorate Beuys’ death. Kirkeby and Beuys, both pivotal figures in postwar European art, moved in some of the same artistic and institutional circles during the 1970s and 1980s.
EUR 2,000
Untitled
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Lithograph with mounted hardboard on Rives BFK rag paper, 80 x 60 cm. The position of the hardboard varies within the edition. Edition: 90 + XXX, signed on front, numbered on verso.
Imi Knoebel’s edition Untitled (1986) is a reflection on the death of Joseph Beuys. At its center is a solid blue square, reminiscent of Malevich’s Black Square, around which fiberboard panels are arranged in varying configurations. This composition evokes the image of a fixed star and its satellites, with the square potentially symbolizing Beuys’ enduring influence. The panels represent the continued radiance of his ideas.
Edizione Notturna
1987
From For Joseph Beuys
Page of newspaper mounted on rag paper, with collage of two collotype/silkscreen prints, 76 x 57 cm. Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered, and 10 Artist's Proofs, signed, not numbered.
In homage to Joseph Beuys, Jannis Kounellis integrated one of his characteristic black-and-white drawings into the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera for this edition. One part of the newspaper thus becomes the carrier of the artwork, while another part – through a performative gesture of sacrifice –was torn by Kounellis. Through this symbolic act, the artist alludes to the transformative power of material and the radical renewal of art, which also defined Beuys’ practice.
EUR 1,200
A Pyramid
1987
From For Joseph Beuys
Silkscreen on rag paper, 61 x 81.3 cm (24 x 32 in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
This edition, which Sol LeWitt contributed to the group portfolio dedicated to Joseph Beuys, features a pyramid-like structure composed of several tapering triangles arranged in a semicircular formation. The strict geometry stands in stark contrast to the surrounding empty space, creating a sense of volume, depth, and an almost contemplative spatial presence.
Wind Stones
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Offset lithograph and silkscreen on white board, 60 x 80 cm (23½ x 31½ in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
This edition, Richard Long’s contribution to the portfolio commemorating Joseph Beuys, unfolds a quiet, contemplative narrative of landscape. In a barren scene in Lapland – shaped by dryness, emptiness, and wind – Long draws attention to a single overgrown stone mound, used by hikers as a windbreak. This site, reduced to its elemental function, becomes a symbol of retreat and protection in a hostile environment. In this work, Long intertwines the perception of nature with existential reflection, continuing Beuys’s idea of landscape as a repository of cultural and spiritual meaning – reduced, powerful, and full of quiet intensity.
EUR 1,750
Untitled – for Joseph Beuys
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Lithograph on rag paper, 81.3 x 61 cm (32 x 24 in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
This edition by Robert Longo is a striking lithograph dedicated to the work of Joseph Beuys. At its center is a skull-like form in bold blue and red, framed by a dark, grid-like element. This tension-filled composition evokes themes such as life, death, and transformation. With clear, pared-down means, Longo unfolds a symbolically charged visual language. The energetic density of the motif alludes to Beuys’ understanding of art as a vehicle for social change. Longo’s work is thus not only an homage, but also a continuation of the core ideas of his artistic role model.
EUR 3,000
Cross
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Lithograph on rag paper, 81.3 x 61 cm (32 x 24 in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
At the center of the edition Cross, Robert Mapplethorpe’s contribution to the group portfolio honoring the late Joseph Beuys, is a close-up photograph of a human torso, with the navel – a point of origin and connection – positioned precisely at the intersection of a bold, gold cross. As the literal and symbolic center of the body, the navel becomes the focal point of the composition, which reflects the formal precision and symmetry characteristic of Mapplethorpe’s meticulous aesthetic. The cross itself serves as a poignant reference both to Beuys’ passing and to the latter's own frequent use of the cross motif throughout his oeuvre, where it functioned as a charged emblem of myth, healing, transformation, and spiritual inquiry.
Untitled
1987
From For Joseph Beuys
Silkscreen on white board, 80 x 60 cm (31½ x 23¾ in), edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 800
Burning Hat
1986/1987
From For Joseph Beuys
Silkscreen on black rag paper, 60 x 80 cm (23½ x 31¾ in). Edition of 90 + XXX + 10 A.P., signed and numbered.
Nam June Paik created this silkscreen edition as part of the group portfolio For Joseph Beuys, paying tribute to the influential German artist and fellow Fluxus member. Rendered in vivid reds and oranges, the print shows a fedora-style hat – Beuys’ iconic trademark – engulfed in flames. The image oscillates between homage and transformation, symbolizing Beuys’ radical legacy and his mythologized persona. With characteristic wit and symbolism, Paik turns the burning hat into a visual metaphor: for transmission, sacrifice, memory, and creative energy. The work reflects the close bond between the two artists, both of whom embraced performance, pedagogy, and the merging of art with life. Burning Hat becomes a poetic, visual eulogy – at once personal and universal.
EUR 1,750
Carro dormente
1987
From For Joseph Beuys
Printed folder with one woodcut, 80.5 x 60.5 cm and one lithograph, 80 x 60 cm, both on Hosokawa Japanese paper, in a linocut printed folder of Arches rag paper. Edition: 90 + XXX (+ 10 A.P.), signed and numbered on woodcut.
Mimmo Paladino’s edition for the group portfolio For Joseph Beuys serves as a poetic homage to the German artist. True to Paladino’s signature style, the works are steeped in symbolism and ambiguity. The red lithograph offers a minimalist, almost totemic form – abstract yet evocative – while the black woodcut presents a more figurative composition, rich in gestural lines and ritualistic resonance. Together, the prints convey a tension between presence and absence, form and myth, abstraction and figuration. Referencing themes of death, transformation, and spiritual legacy, Carro dormente (“Sleeping Cart”) becomes a quietly powerful meditation on memory and artistic inheritance – deeply personal, yet open to interpretation.
EUR 1,000
Memorial for Joseph Beuys
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Lithograph on rag paper, 80 x 60 cm (31½ x 23¾ in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 1,200
Eichenblatt
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Photo etching and etching on rag paper, 79.5 x 60 cm (31¼ x 23¾ in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 2,000
Untitled
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Lithograph and collage on rag paper, 80.3 x 60.1 cm (31½ x 23½ in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 1,000
Untitled (from: For Joseph Beuys)
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Ektacolor photograph, 81.3 x 59.5 cm (32¾ x 23½ in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
Cindy Sherman created this edition for the group portfolio honoring Joseph Beuys; the work reflects both her distinctive photographic language and a spirit of metamorphosis often associated with Beuys’ legacy. In the image, a masked or made-up figure peers through a dense thicket of reeds, part concealed, and part revealed – evoking themes of camouflage, transformation, and the tension between nature and artifice. With its eerie palette and ambiguous setting, the work captures the primal undercurrents that animate much of Sherman’s practice, while subtly nodding to Beuys’ own mythic self-invention and exploration of the natural world as a site of meaning.
Oltre
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Etching on rag paper, 79.5 x 59.5 cm (31¼ x 23½ in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
EUR 800
Joseph Beuys in Memoriam
1986
From For Joseph Beuys
Silkscreen on rag paper, 80 x 60 cm (31½ x 23½ in). Edition of 90 + XXX, signed and numbered.
F&S II.371
This edition is part of the group portfolio For Joseph Beuys that Schellmann & Klüser published in 1986 to commemorate Beuys who had died the year prior. The portfolio included work by thirty artists, with Andy Warhol contributing a camouflage version of his iconic Beuys portrait from 1980.
The work is part of the collection of MoMA, New York.
