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Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- UNTITLED (SILHOUETTE)
- signed K. Schwitters and dated 1919 (lower right)
paper collage on paper
- 13.4 by 9.3cm., 5 1/4 by 3 5/8 in.
Provenance
Margaret Anderson, Paris (sale: Sotheby's, Gentilly, December 1976, lot 290b)
Galerie Jacques Benador, Geneva
Galerie Jacques Benador, Geneva
Exhibited
Geneva, Galerie Jacques Benador, 1997, no. 1
Literature
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz (eds.), Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue Raisonné 1905-22, Hanover, 2000, vol. I, no. 569, illustrated p. 264
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the overmount along the top edge. There is a flattened crease to the lower left edge and a small flattened crease to the lower left corner. Apart from some studio dirt, this 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. 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."