Artist Index: Schwerdtle, Dieter

Joseph Beuys planting the first tree for his "7000 Eichen" project during the documenta 7 in Kassel. 1982. Vintage gelatin silver print. 34,5 x 2,5 cm (40,4 x 30,4 cm). Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso.

For the Documenta 7 in 1982, Joseph Beuys embarked on a project titled "7,000 Oaks" (7.000 Eichen). As part of this project, Beuys proposed the planting of 7,000 oak trees throughout the city of Kassel, the host city of Documenta. Each oak tree was accompanied by a basalt stone, and the combination of tree and stone was considered a work of art. Beuys conceptualized this project as a manifestation of "social sculpture," where art and ecological advocacy intersected. – Corners slightly bumped, some smudging in lower right corner, small spot in upper margin, otherwise in very good condition.

Joseph Beuys with his "Honigpumpe" at the Documenta 6. 1977/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 40 x 30,2 cm. Photographer's stamp on the verso.

In excellent condition.