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Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
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Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- C52 (MERZZEICHNUNG)
- signed Kurt Schwitters and dated 1946 (lower left)
- mixed media collage, oil and pencil on paper
- 18.3 by 14.8cm., 7 1/8 by 5 1/2 in.
Provenance
The London Gallery, London (acquired in 1950)
Sybil Mesens, London (acquired in 1954)
Andrée Quitak (acquired from the above in 1966)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
London, The London Gallery, An Hommage to Kurt Schwitters and Sculpture by Rolanda Polansky and Recent Work by the English Painter Stella Snead, 1950, no. 23
London, Institute of Contemporary Art, Collage and Objects, 1954, no. 41
London, Institute of Contemporary Art, Collage and Objects, 1954, no. 41
Literature
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue Raisonné, 1937-1948, Hannover, 2006, vol. III, no. 3334, illustrated p. 554
Condition
The media is glued onto white wove paper, laid down on a larger piece of cream wove paper, which is in turn attached to board and joined to the overmount along the bottom edge. Apart from studio dirt and some minor scattered foxing to the paper medium, this work is in very good condition.
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"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."