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Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Die Milchflaschenblume (The Milk bottle Flower)
- titled The milk bottle Flower (lower left on the mount), signed with initials KS and dated 47 (lower right on the mount)
- collage, oil, paper and cardboard on paper
- collage: 15 x 10.6 cm; 5 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.; mount: 25.3 x 18.8 cm; 10 x 7 3/8 in.
Provenance
Ernst Schwitters, Lysaker (until 1972)
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (from 1972 to 1985)
Sale: Phillips, New York, May 13, 1985, lot 148
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (from 1972 to 1985)
Sale: Phillips, New York, May 13, 1985, lot 148
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Exhibited
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, The Silent Dialogue, Still Life in the 20th Century, 1978-79, no. 97
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Lettres et Chiffres. Schrift im Bild, 1980, no. 80
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 137
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Lettres et Chiffres. Schrift im Bild, 1980, no. 80
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 137
Literature
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz (ed.), Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Band 3 1937-1948, Hanover, 2006, no. 3537, illustrated p. 624
Condition
Collage on paper mounted on paper which is laid down on card. The work is floating in the mount. The collage elements are stable. The lower left brown paper element has been scuffed and partly come unstuck. There are scattered spots of foxing predominately towards the lower and right edges of the visible mount. There is some faint time-staining to the artist mount. 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."