Catalogue entry
Joseph Beuys born 1921 [- 1986]
T01542 Bed1950
Inscribed '1950 | Beuys' on under-side of base
Bronze, 7 7/8 x 20 5/8 x 9 3/4 (19.8 x 52.2 x 24.7) including base
Purchased from the Galerie Alfred Schmela (Grant-in-Aid) 1972
Prov:With Galerie Alfred Schmela, Düsseldorf (purchased from the artist)
Repr:Untitled catalogue published by the Galerie Schmela (Düsseldorf 1971), No.11
Joseph Beuys told the compiler on 4 July 1974 that this sculpture was commissioned by Alfred Schmela and was cast from three different elements, all wooden: an old clamp, a stylised female torso (which he had carved himself) and a base plane. This arrangement was only put together for the casting. He worked in close collaboration with the caster in the casting workshop throughout the casting process and did the patination himself, deliberately making it stained and uneven. This cast is the third of an edition of six… (read more)
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