Monday, June 14, 2010

I sell the Beetle by Joseph Beuys



Düsseldorf / Neuss -
The Neuss "art space" director Günter Meuter (59) drove for years a real Beuys, toured with the VW Beetle convertible of the famous Düsseldorf art professor Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) through the country.
Meuter: "I sell now, the treasure on Ebay: The minimum bid is 15,000 euros."
After the death of the artist's widow, Eva action the car (34 hp, built in 1985, custom-made conversion Eller had continued on it) before it was acquired by a third owner of Meuter. The paint is good, the engine starts, the technique and the soft top but an overhaul.
Meuter: "You have to invest something. I had some offers. There are so many people worship and people Beuys. Time I was friends with him. He drove the Beetle for a year before he became seriously ill. "
Beuys student Meuter has other relics of the Master: Beuys the original Lehrpult from Akadamie, signed cards, photos and drawings. Those who follow the auction or even wants to bid must enter a search word on ebay "Joseph Beuys-car". The auction runs for a week.