Photo of collection object Untitled IV — Beuys, Joseph. Untitled IV, 1964-78. Glass, wood, and metal display case containing (left to right): Machine Aggregate (Maschinenaggregat), 1964: poppies, pine needles, machine parts, beeswax plate, shards of mirror, and fat in white tin can; Substances (Substanzen), 1977: eleven samples from Unschlitt/Tallow, 1977, and plastic box with fat; Plastic/Medicinal (Zinc Salve) Containing Blood Sausage (Plastik/Medizinisch [Zinksalbe] behandelte Blutwurst), 1964: blood sausage and zinc salve; Aus dem Maschineneraum (From the Machine Room), 1977-78: multiple of printed paper and can, and glass jar containing fat; Gelatin Wedge/Programmed (Gelatinekeil/Programmiert), 1969: gelatin, chocolate, and paper; Untitled (Beuys Brew) (Ohne Titel [Beuysbräu]), 1970: bottle carrier, eighteen "Dötze bottles," gelatin, glass, and oil paint; Untitled (Ohne Titel), 1973: grass plant (grass flower) and fat; Untitled (Proof for special edition of the magazine Interfunktionen, 61) (Ohne Titel [Klischee für Vorzugsausgabe der Zeitschrift Interfunktionen, Heft 61]), 1961: metal plate and oil paint, 71 x 91 1/2 x 26 1/2" (180.3 x 232.4 x 67.3 cm). Gift of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, 1150.2007.d. (Photo: MoMA)

MoMA

Untitled IV

1964-78

Joseph Beuys

German, 1921–1986

Painting & Sculpture

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Beuys, Joseph
Classification: Installation
Formatted Medium: Glass, wood, and metal display case containing (left to right): Machine Aggregate (Maschinenaggregat), 1964: poppies, pine needles, machine parts, beeswax plate, shards of mirror, and fat in white tin can; Substances (Substanzen), 1977: eleven samples from Unschlitt/Tallow, 1977, and plastic box with fat; Plastic/Medicinal (Zinc Salve) Containing Blood Sausage (Plastik/Medizinisch [Zinksalbe] behandelte Blutwurst), 1964: blood sausage and zinc salve; Aus dem Maschineneraum (From the Machine Room), 1977-78: multiple of printed paper and can, and glass jar containing fat; Gelatin Wedge/Programmed (Gelatinekeil/Programmiert), 1969: gelatin, chocolate, and paper; Untitled (Beuys Brew) (Ohne Titel [Beuysbräu]), 1970: bottle carrier, eighteen "Dötze bottles," gelatin, glass, and oil paint; Untitled (Ohne Titel), 1973: grass plant (grass flower) and fat; Untitled (Proof for special edition of the magazine Interfunktionen, 61) (Ohne Titel [Klischee für Vorzugsausgabe der Zeitschrift Interfunktionen, Heft 61]), 1961: metal plate and oil paint
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Dimensions: 71 x 91 1/2 x 26 1/2" (180.3 x 232.4 x 67.3 cm)
Departments: Painting & Sculpture
Accession Number: 1150.2007.d
Credit Line: Gift of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann

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