Joseph Beuys,
Untitled (Frauendarstellung)
1958
© DACS, 2016
Artwork details
Artist
Joseph Beuys 1921–1986
Title
Untitled (Frauendarstellung)
Date
1958
Medium
Oil paint and gouache on paper
Dimensions
Support: 428 x 301 mm
Collection
Acquisition
ARTIST ROOMS
Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008
Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008
Reference
AR00106
Not on display
Online caption
The translation of the bracketed part of the title of this work tells us that it is a 'Representation of a Woman'. The woman is shown as a totemic figure, drawn with broad, confident brushstrokes, her curves contrasting with the geometric shapes of the background. Superimposed on the torso of the figure is a vessel shape. The equation of woman with vessel is found in many of Beuys's works of the 1950s, and is a relatively common one amongst male artists, influenced by Freudian theory. As elsewhere in Beuys's work, the female figure is not individualised.
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