- 120
Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Ohne Titel (ANKÜNDIGUNGEN) Untitled (ANNOUNCEMENTS)
- signed with initials K.S. and dated 47 (lower left on the mount)
- collage, fabric and paper on cardboard
- collage: 9.8 x 8.3 cm; 3 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.; mount: 14.7 x 13.8 cm; 5 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.
Provenance
Sale: Christie's, London, June 27, 1989, lot 175
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
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. 382 (French edition), p. 445 (Spanish edition)
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 138
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 138
Literature
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz (ed.), Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Band 3 1937-1948, Hanover, 2006, no. 3615, illustrated p. 651
Condition
Collage elements are stable. The artist's mount is laid down to a piece of card which is attached to the backing board with tape in two places along the upper edge. The left edge of artist's mount is deckled and lower and upper edges are unevenly cut. There are three small tears along the edges. and the mount is slightly time-stained with some mount staining along the upper and left edges. The mount is slighlty undulating and there are studio marks along the edges. This work is in overall good condition.
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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."