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Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Für B Stroman (For B Stroman)
- signed Kurt Schwitters and dated 1935 (towards lower left on the mount) and dedicated für B Stroman (towards lower centre on the mount)
- collage and paper mounted on paper
- collage: 13.3 x 10.6 cm; 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.; mount: 23.8 x 18 cm; 9 3/8 x 7 1/8 in.
Provenance
Bernard J. H. Stroman, Netherlands (gift from the artist, from 1935 to 1985)
Sale: Bubb Kuyper, Haarlem, November 1987, lot 830
Sale: Christie's, London, June 28, 1988, lot 370B
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Sale: Bubb Kuyper, Haarlem, November 1987, lot 830
Sale: Christie's, London, June 28, 1988, lot 370B
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Exhibited
Paris, Musée national d'Art moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou; Valencia, IVAM Centro Julio Gonzalez; Grenoble, Musée de Grenoble, Kurt Schwitters, 1994-95, p. 380 (French edition), p. 443 (Spanish edition)
New York, Ubu Gallery, Kurt Schwitters 1887-1948, Collages, Paintings, Drawings, Objects, Ephemera, 2003
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 132
New York, Ubu Gallery, Kurt Schwitters 1887-1948, Collages, Paintings, Drawings, Objects, Ephemera, 2003
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 132
Literature
Jutta Nestegard, Kurt Schwitters i Norge, Varen, 1993, fig. 64
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz (ed.), Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Band 2 1923-1936, Hanover & Bonn, 2003, no. 1985, illustrated p. 466
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz (ed.), Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Band 2 1923-1936, Hanover & Bonn, 2003, no. 1985, illustrated p. 466
Condition
Collage on paper mounted on paper, floating in its mount. Collage elements appears to be stable. The upper edge is slighlty unevenly cut. The tip of the lower left corner is slighlty scuffed. The mount is time-stained and there is very faint mount staining to the edges, barely visible to the naked eye. There is some slight paper skinning to all four corners of the mount relating to previous framing. There are a few flattened creases to the mount and some very faint foxing spots. This work is in very 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."