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KURT SCHWITTERS | sssssssseinem Freunde Roland Peppenrose (Penrose) (Hissssssss Friend Roland Peppenrose (Penrose))
Estimate
800 - 1,200 EUR
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Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- sssssssseinem Freunde Roland Peppenrose (Penrose) (Hissssssss Friend Roland Peppenrose (Penrose))
- signed Kurt Schwitters and inscribed uffff (Pfiff) von (lower left), dated 5.9.1940 (lower right) and titled sssssssseinem Freunde Roland Peppenrose (upper centre)
- pencil on cardboard
- 7,4 x 14,5 cm; 2 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.
- Executed on September 5, 1940.
Provenance
Roland Penrose, London and Farley Farm (1940-1984, gift from the artist)
The Mayor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by Dr. Arthur Brandt in 1996
The Mayor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by Dr. Arthur Brandt in 1996
Exhibited
Edinburgh, City Art Centre; Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery; Norwich, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts; London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Worlds in a Box, 1994-95, illustrated in the catalogue no. 122
Literature
Roland Penrose, Scrap Book 1900-1981, London, 1981, illustrated fig. 318
Paris, Musée national d'Art moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou; Valencia, IVAM Centro Julio Gonzalez; Grenoble, Musée de Grenoble, Kurt Schwitters (exhibition catalogue), 1994-95, illustrated p. 297 (French edition) and p. 318 (Spanish edition)
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz (ed.), Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Band 3 1937-1948, Hanover, 2006, no. 2716, illustrated p. 276
Paris, Musée national d'Art moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou; Valencia, IVAM Centro Julio Gonzalez; Grenoble, Musée de Grenoble, Kurt Schwitters (exhibition catalogue), 1994-95, illustrated p. 297 (French edition) and p. 318 (Spanish edition)
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz (ed.), Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Band 3 1937-1948, Hanover, 2006, no. 2716, illustrated p. 276
Condition
Executed on the reverse of a cigarette packet, affixed to the mount and floating in its mount. There is a crease running vertically to the left part of the composition and a few pinholes to the centre of the composition. There are a few dots of minor dirt to the left part of the work (visible in the catalogue illustration). This work is in overall 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."
Catalogue Note
This work is executed on a cigarettes packet.