An open, rectangular wooden box with shallow edges, resting on one of the shorter ends.
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An open, rectangular wooden box, with butt joint corners, resting on one of the shorter ends. The wood is unfinished and shows the wood’s natural grain and knots.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.215
People
Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany)
Published by Vice-Versand, Remscheid
Title
Intuition
Classification
Multiples
Work Type
object, multiple
Date
1968
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/219423

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wooden box, metal staples, graphite
Dimensions
30 x 21 x 5 cm (11 13/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: on verso at l.c.: Beuys 68

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
Unlimited edition, approx. 12,000 made
Standard Reference Number
Schellmann 7, p. 46-47

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection, Louise Haskell Daly Fund
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.215
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • In/Tuition: a seminar's engagement with Joseph Beuys, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 09/20/1997 - 12/07/1997
  • Multiple Strategies: Beuys, Maciunas, Fluxus, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/24/2007 - 06/10/2007
  • 32Q: 1100, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/06/2016 - 10/13/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/24/2023 - 10/23/2023

Verification Level

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