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Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Ohne Titel (Geldig) (Untitled (Valid))
- Signed K. Schwitters and dated 1929 (on the artist's mount)
- Collage, gouache and colored pencil on paper laid down on card
- Image: 5 1/4 by 4 in.
- 13.3 by 10.2 cm
Provenance
Irving Blum, Los Angeles (acquired before 1969)
The Benjamin J. Tillar Memorial Trust
Gift of the above in 1969
The Benjamin J. Tillar Memorial Trust
Gift of the above in 1969
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Irving Blum Gallery, Paintings and Sculpture from the Gallery Collection, 1967, no. 3
Austin, University Art Museum, The University of Texas at Austin, Not So Long Ago: Art of the 1920’s in Europe and America, 1972
La Jolla, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, Kurt Schwitters and Related Developments, 1973
Dallas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Berlin/Hanover: The 1920’s, 1977, no. 40
Fort Worth, Fort Worth Art Museum, Drawings: An Exhibition of the Collection of the Fort Worth Art Museum, 1979
Dallas, Meadows Museums of Art, Vicentes Circle, Abstract Expressionism and Beyond, 2011
Austin, University Art Museum, The University of Texas at Austin, Not So Long Ago: Art of the 1920’s in Europe and America, 1972
La Jolla, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, Kurt Schwitters and Related Developments, 1973
Dallas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Berlin/Hanover: The 1920’s, 1977, no. 40
Fort Worth, Fort Worth Art Museum, Drawings: An Exhibition of the Collection of the Fort Worth Art Museum, 1979
Dallas, Meadows Museums of Art, Vicentes Circle, Abstract Expressionism and Beyond, 2011
Literature
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue Raisonné, 1923-1936, vol. II, Hanover, 2003, no. 1608, illustrated p. 269
Condition
Work is in excellent condition. Collage elements mounted on buff colored thick paper mounted on cream colored card. Card is t-hinged to mat at upper corners on verso. Artist's pinholes at corners of mount. Surface is clean and stable and colors are bright and fresh.
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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.
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.