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Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Mz x 13 BY
- signed Kurt Schwitters, dated 1947 and titled Mz x 13 BY on the artist's mount
- oil and collage on board laid down on the artist's mount
- image size: 14 by 11cm., 5 1/2 by 4 3/8 in.
- mount size: 22 by 16cm., 8 3/4 by 6 1/4 in.
Provenance
The Pinacotheca, New York (acquired by 1948)
Swetzoff Gallery, Boston (1963)
Leonard and Jean Brown, Springfield, Massachusetts
Private Collection (acquired in 1966)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Swetzoff Gallery, Boston (1963)
Leonard and Jean Brown, Springfield, Massachusetts
Private Collection (acquired in 1966)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
New York, The Pinacotheca, Kurt Schwitters, 1948, no. 14
Princeton, The Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Alumni Collections, Works on Paper, 1981, illustrated in the catalogue
Princeton, The Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Alumni Collections, Works on Paper, 1981, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Karin Orchard and Isabel Schulz (ed.), Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue Raisonné, Bonn, 2006, vol. III, no. 3444, illustrated p. 592
Condition
Executed in oil and collage on board laid down on the artist's mount. The collage elements are secure and in good condition.There is some staining to the artist's mount which is visible in the catalogue illustration. There is a blue artist's fingerprint to the centre of the right edge. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
Colours: overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though the oil paint is more green less blue in the original.
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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."