Joseph Beuys German, 1921-1986 © Estate of Joseph Beuys / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. download Expand image Close Search the Site Zinkkiste (Zinc Box), 1970 Artwork Details Materials sulphur-covered zinc box with gauze Edition: 36/200 Measurements overall: 24 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 6 7/8 inches (62.86 x 29.84 x 17.46 cm) Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum Credit Charles W. Goodyear Fund, 1974 Accession ID 1974:6 More details Inscriptions: signature / stamped rear of box / Beuys 36/200 Provenance: from the artist (?) to Allen Frumkin Gallery, New York; sold to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, March 1974 Object Classifications: Sculpture Work Type: Sculpture (visual work) Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms Related Content Related Exhibitions {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Extreme Abstraction July 15, 2005–October 2, 2005 Cubes and Rectangles, Boxes and Containers August 16, 2013–April 20, 2014 Related Publications {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide The Painting and Sculpture Collection: Acquisitions Since 1972 Extreme Abstraction Revisited Related Links {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Collection Highlights All Collection Highlights Previous slide Next slide Corazón de roca con sangre (Heart of Rock with Blood), 1975 Ana Mendieta The Marvelous Sauce, ca. 1890 Jehan Georges Vibert Piano Piece, 1993 Nam June Paik Elegy to the Spanish Republic XXXIV, 1953-1954 Robert Motherwell Civil Tapestry 5, 2012 Theaster Gates Round Trip, 1957 Helen Frankenthaler Wehgeweihtes Kind (Child Consecrated to Suffering), 1935 Paul Klee The Holstein Manifesto, 2008 Matthew Ritchie Nocturne—Orangerie Staircase, Versailles, 1908 Edward Jean Steichen Related People Joseph Beuys