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Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Ohne Titel, Hell- und Dunkelbraun(Untitled, light- and dark brown)
- signed Kurt Schwitters, dated Herbst 1922 and dedicated Meinem lieben Freund Walter Dexel mit Respekt on a label on a previous support
- collage and gouache on paper
- image size: 21.7 by 17.9cm., 8½ by 7in.
Provenance
Walter and Margarethe Dexel, Braunschweig (acquired directly from the artist in 1922)
Sale: Kunstkabinett, Stuttgart, 18th-20th May 1954, lot 1691
Private Collection, Cologne (acquired in 1962)
Galerie Ferdinand Möller, Cologne (acquired in 1970)
Sale: Kornfeld und Klipstein, Berne, June 1970, lot 1229
Private Collection, Munich
Gustl Pfänder, Nürtingen
Private Collection, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Sale: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 1st June 2007, lot 84
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: Kunstkabinett, Stuttgart, 18th-20th May 1954, lot 1691
Private Collection, Cologne (acquired in 1962)
Galerie Ferdinand Möller, Cologne (acquired in 1970)
Sale: Kornfeld und Klipstein, Berne, June 1970, lot 1229
Private Collection, Munich
Gustl Pfänder, Nürtingen
Private Collection, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Sale: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 1st June 2007, lot 84
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Isabel Schulz & Karin Orchard, Kurt Schwitters. Catalogue raisonné, 1905-1922, Hannover, 2000, vol I, no. 1033, illustrated p. 500
Condition
The collage is sound and has been backed with thin tracing paper. The edges have been affixed to the window mount along all four sides and this mount has been hinged to a second window mount at two points along the top edge. The collage elements are slightly time stained and there is some very minor surface staining, particularly visible on the lighter coloured elements. There are some creases visible to the more textural elements, which may be inherent to the medium. There are some minor losses to the blue painted element of the far left, which appear to be original to the composition. Otherwise, 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."