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Joseph Beuys — Noiseless Blackboard Eraser (Schellmann 93)
Joseph Beuys

Noiseless Blackboard Eraser (Schellmann 93)

Joseph Beuys' "Noiseless Blackboard Eraser" is a conceptual multiple from 1974 that transforms an ordinary felt eraser into an artwork by presenting it as a signed, numbered edition enclosed in a Perspex box. The work exemplifies Beuys' interest in elevating everyday functional objects into aesthetic and philosophical statements, questioning the nature of art production and the artist's hand through mass production and duplication. Published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts in an edition of 550, this 3D multiple challenges conventional notions of originality and authorship while maintaining the artist's signature authority through labeling and numbering.

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Felt blackboard eraser with printed labels and inkstamp in Perspex box, 1974, signed in black ink, numbered from the edition of 550, published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, overall 75 x 143 x 74mm (3 x 5 5/8 x 2 7/8in) (3D Multiple), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Oysters a la Harriman, from Wild Raspberries (See Feldman and Schellmann IV.132), Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000, Frank Bowling (b.1934) Towards Crab Island, Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500, Tra

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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026

March 31, 2026

Lot 7

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Joseph Beuys, Noiseless Blackboard Eraser (Schellmann 93)

Joseph Beuys' "Noiseless Blackboard Eraser" is a conceptual multiple from 1974 that transforms an ordinary felt eraser into an artwork by presenting it as a signed, numbered edition enclosed in a Perspex box. The work exemplifies Beuys' interest in elevating everyday functional objects into aesthetic and philosophical statements, questioning the nature of art production and the artist's hand through mass production and duplication. Published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts in an edition of 550, this 3D multiple challenges conventional notions of originality and authorship while maintaining the artist's signature authority through labeling and numbering.

Medium
Felt blackboard eraser with printed labels and inkstamp in Perspex box, 1974, signed in black ink, numbered from the edition of 550, published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, overall 75 x 143 x 74mm (3 x 5 5/8 x 2 7/8in) (3D Multiple), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Oysters a la Harriman, from Wild Raspberries (See Feldman and Schellmann IV.132), Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000, Frank Bowling (b.1934) Towards Crab Island, Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500, Tra
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German Artist, 20th Century, Institutional Critique, Found Object, Sculpture, Conceptual Art, Readymade, Everyday Materials, Absurdist Humor, Fluxus

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