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Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Ohne Titel (Römer oder Komposition Nr. 5) Untitled (Romans or Composition No. 5)
- signed Kurt Schwitters. (lower right)
- coloured pencils, ink and paper pasted on paper
- 19.3 x 15.9 cm; 7 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.
Provenance
Sale: Christie's, London, December 3, 1985, lot 452
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Exhibited
Paris, Musée national d'Art moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou; Valencia, IVAM Centro Julio Gonzalez; Grenoble, Musée de Grenoble, Kurt Schwitters, 1994-95, p. 376 (French edition), p. 441 (Spanish edition)
Basel, Museum Tinguely, Kurt Schwitters, Merz-ein Gesamtweltbild, 2004
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 127
Basel, Museum Tinguely, Kurt Schwitters, Merz-ein Gesamtweltbild, 2004
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 127
Literature
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz (ed.), Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné 1905-22, Hanover, 2000, no. 522, illustrated p. 247
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on paper. There are some stains to the sheet, possibly studio, and a few faint spots of fowing predominately along the right edge. There is an horizontal crease to the centre of the composition, probably original. This work is in overall 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."