Oil paint on paper
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Wooden Virgin
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
abstraction
actions: postures and motions
adults
Beuys, Joseph, sculpture, ‘Virgin’
Bible: New Testament
earth
figure
figure
fine art and design, named works
from recognisable sources
lying down
natural phenomena
nature
nature - woman
objects
people
religion and belief
symbols and personifications
Virgin Mary
paper unique oil paint
13 October 2017 – 21 January 2018
2018-01-21
13 October 2017 – 21 January 2018
2018-01-21
2017-10-13
Leeds Art Gallery (Leeds, UK)
http://www.leeds.gov.uk/artgallery/
2017-10-13
ARTIST ROOMS 2017: Joseph Beuys
Loan-out
Wooden Virgin
support: 180 × 237 mm
frame: 680 × 525 × 33 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>This drawing relates to a sculpture of 1961 called 'Virgin'. Made of teak wood carved in simple geometric shapes, the sculpture is three metres long and lies on the ground with legs splayed, as shown in this work. Beuys's depictions of women often connected them to the natural world and seasonal cycles. The use of dark brown oil paint for the drawing suggests a connection with the earth, and the figure blends easily into its earthy surroundings. The circular stamp to the left of the drawing is likely a later addition.</p>

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abstraction actions: postures and motions adults Beuys, Joseph, sculpture, ‘Virgin’ Bible: New Testament earth figure figure fine art and design, named works from recognisable sources lying down natural phenomena nature nature - woman objects people religion and belief symbols and personifications Virgin Mary