2 works on paper, oil paint and fat
Tate Collection
Works with images
General Collection
ARTIST ROOMS
National Heritage Memorial Fund
Art Fund
Collection
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/joseph-beuys-747" aria-label="More by Joseph Beuys" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Joseph Beuys</a>
2 Sheeps Heads
ARTIST ROOMS
Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008
abstract concepts
abstraction
animals: features
animals: mammals
emotions, concepts and ideas
fat
fat - creativity
fat - nourishment
figure
formal qualities
from recognisable sources
geometric
head
miscellaneous
non-representational
objects
repetition
sheep
symbols and personifications
paper unique 2 works oil paint fat
1 April 2010 – 27 September 2010
2010-09-27
1 April 2010 – 27 September 2010
2010-09-27
2010-04-01
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery (Glasgow, UK)
http://www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk
2010-04-01
ARTIST ROOMS 2010: Joseph Beuys
Loan-out
6 April 2019 – 29 June 2019
2019-06-29
6 April 2019 – 29 June 2019
2019-06-29
2019-04-06
Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum (Aberystwyth, UK)
2019-04-06
After Sheep?
Loan-out
2 Sheep’s Heads
support: 755 × 774 mm
frame: 924 × 940 × 38 mm
<a href="/search?gid=999999788" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">ARTIST ROOMS</a>
Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the <a href="/search?gid=999999967" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">National Heritage Memorial Fund</a> and the <a href="/search?gid=999999968" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Art Fund</a> 2008
<p>The title of this drawing translates as '2 Sheep's heads', which are represented by shapes torn in the dark-painted paper. It is a two-part work, with one part painted in oil paint and the other in oil paint and fat. Beuys often used fat as a substance in his 'actions' and sculptures, however he used it less frequently in his drawings due to the nature of the material. He viewed fat as an alchemical material, with multiple uses. Fat could be a source of nourishment and fuel, as well as representing warmth and the creative principle. Beuys made a multiple based on this work.</p>

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abstract concepts abstraction animals: features animals: mammals emotions, concepts and ideas fat fat - creativity fat - nourishment figure formal qualities from recognisable sources geometric head miscellaneous non-representational objects repetition sheep symbols and personifications