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Two Fräuleins with Shining Bread

Joseph Beuys , Artist Typos Verlag , Publisher
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About the Artwork

Two Fräuleins with Shining Bread

1966

Joseph Beuys (Artist) German, 1921-1986 Typos Verlag (Publisher)

Cardboard, paper, oil-painted chocolate, in a wood and plexiglass frame

Framed: 35 1/4 × 13 1/4 × 2 inches (89.5 × 33.7 × 5.1 cm)

Sculpture

Contemporary Art after 1950

Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection

2023.167

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Signed, in pencil, upper right corner: Joseph Beuys

Labeled, verso: John Gibson | 568 Broadway | New York, NY 10012 | JOSEPH BEUYS | 2. Two Freuleins with | Shining Bread 1966 Labeled, verso: John Gibson | 568 Broadway | New York, NY 10012 | VERY | FRAGILE! Labeled, verso: OLLENDORFF FINE ARTS | Fine Art Packers and Shippers | New York – San Francisco | Lot No. 75.175 Piece No. 1 Silverman label at each lower corner of frame: BEUYS 1996.84

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1996, sold by (John Gibson Gallery, New York, New York, USA);
1996-2020, acquired by Gilbert B. Silverman [1925-2016] and Lila Silverman [1933-2020] (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA);
2020-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA), accessioned to the collection in 2023

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Artist is a member of Artists Rights Society (ARS). Contact ARS. All artwork c/o Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York. All rights reserved. Https://arsny.com/licensing-requests/

Joseph Beuys, Two Fräuleins with Shining Bread, 1966, cardboard, paper, oil-painted chocolate, in a wood and plexiglass frame. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.167.

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