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Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- OHNE TITEL (ORD U) (UNTITLED (ORD U))
- signed Kurt Schwitters and dated 1945 on the artist's mount
- collage and pencil on paper laid down on the artist's mount
- collage size: 28.1 by 22.9cm.,11 1/8 by 9in.
- mount size: 47.1 by 40.3cm., 18 3/4 by 15 7/8 in.
Provenance
Dr Walter Dux, London (a gift from the artist; until 1959)
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (acquired in 1959; sale: Christie's, London, 3rd December 1996, lot 235)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (acquired in 1959; sale: Christie's, London, 3rd December 1996, lot 235)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, 75 Collages by Schwitters, 1959, no. 66, illustrated in the catalogue
San Antonio, Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute (and travelling in the USA), Kurt Schwitters, 1962-63, no. 59
Mexico City, Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, Campos Eliseos y Jorge Eliot, Twentieth Century Collage, 1991
Literature
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue Raisonné, 1937-1948, Hanover, 2006, vol. III, no. 3206, illustrated p. 479
Condition
Mixed media collage on board laid down on the artist's mount, attached to the overmount along the upper edge. There is a 1cm. sq. area of paper skinning to the lower left corner of the board and several associated nailhead-sized patches to the lower left edge, probably intrinsic to the artist's process. Apart from some light studio dirt, this work is in very good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate although the white paper tone and board are slightly more subtle in the original.
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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."