Beuysland
- Date
- 1965
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 49 3/8 x 41 1/4 in. (125.4 x 104.8 cm)
framed: 50 5/8 x 42 5/8 in. (128.6 x 108.3 cm) - Credit Line
- Friends Endowment Fund
- Rights
- © Estate of Jörg Immendorff / Courtesy Michael Werner Gallery, New York and Berlin
- Object Number
- 4:2003
NOTES
In "Beuysland," Jörg Immendorff addressed his early relationship with his mentor Joseph Beuys, silhouetted at center wearing his iconic fishing vest and hat. As a student at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1963 to 1969, Immendorff worked closely with Beuys. This work expresses admiration for his teacher while it also seems to lampoon Beuys’ revered position in postwar German art, combining Beuys’ name with "Deutschland," or Germany. Initially with Beuys, and later with increasing independence, Immendorff developed paintings and performances that questioned existing political structures and the conservativism of the art academy.
Provenance
by 1983 - 2003
Michael Werner Gallery, New York, NY, USA; Cologne, Germany [1]
2003 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from the Michael Werner Gallery [2]
Notes:
The main source for the provenance is a letter from the Michael Werner Gallery dated May 24, 2002 [SLAM document files]. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] A 1983 exhibition catalogue lists Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne as the owner ["Immendorff." Zurich: Kunsthaus Zurich, 1983, no. 16].
[2] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 4, 2003; and the Minutes of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 10, 2003.
Michael Werner Gallery, New York, NY, USA; Cologne, Germany [1]
2003 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from the Michael Werner Gallery [2]
Notes:
The main source for the provenance is a letter from the Michael Werner Gallery dated May 24, 2002 [SLAM document files]. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] A 1983 exhibition catalogue lists Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne as the owner ["Immendorff." Zurich: Kunsthaus Zurich, 1983, no. 16].
[2] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 4, 2003; and the Minutes of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 10, 2003.
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