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KURT SCHWITTERS | Ohne titel (Prosit Neujahr!) (Untitled (Happy New Year!))
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Ohne titel (Prosit Neujahr!) (Untitled (Happy New Year!))
- signed sendet Curt Schwitters (lower centre) and titled Prosit Neujahr! (centre right)
- pencil, watercolour, gouache and ink on paper
- 9 x 14 cm; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
- Executed circa 1907.
Provenance
Armin Hundertmark
Sale: Artcurial, Paris, June 8, 2006, lot 150
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Sale: Artcurial, Paris, June 8, 2006, lot 150
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Exhibited
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006
Literature
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz (ed.), Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Band 1 1905-22, Hanover, 2000, no. 3, illustrated p. 40
Condition
Executed on the recto of a postcard, not laid down, attached to the backing board in two places along the upper edge and floating within its mount. The card is gently undulating, there are some handling marks to the extreme edges and minor creases to the corners. There are faint remnants of a former mount to each corner. Overall 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."