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Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Dies ist das erste wirklich aufgelockerte Bild (This is the first real aerated picture)
- Signed Kurt Schwitters, titled, dated 13.5.1942 and inscribed I dedicate this merzzeichnung to Ben Nicholson. (on attached paper mount)
- Collage on card laid down on wall paper
- 7 by 5 1/2 in.
- 17.8 by 14 cm
Provenance
Ben Nicholson, Saint Ives & Castagnola (a gift from the artist in 1942)
Saidenberg Gallery, New York
Private Collection (acquired from the above and sold: Sotheby's, New York, February 23, 2001, lot 120)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Saidenberg Gallery, New York
Private Collection (acquired from the above and sold: Sotheby's, New York, February 23, 2001, lot 120)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue Raisonné, 1937-1948, vol. III, Hanover, 2006, no. 2958, illustrated p. 390
Condition
Work is laid down on reverse of a piece of wall paper. The inscription which was previously attached to the reverse has been affixed to the bottom of the sheet. Losses at top corners of the wall paper from a previous mount. Minor surface dirt on work itself and a bit of lifting in the tracing paper at center of right edge. Otherwise fine, work is in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.