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KURT SCHWITTERS | Zeichnung I 2 Doppelzeichnung (Drawing I 2 Double Drawing)
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Zeichnung I 2 Doppelzeichnung (Drawing I 2 Double Drawing)
- signed K. Schwitters and dated 1920 on the artist's mount (lower right); titled on the artist's mount (lower left)
- print over photographic base
- mount: 31.5 by 22.5cm., 12 1/2 by 8 3/4 in.
- image: 16.8 by 13.4cm., 6 5/8 by 5 1/4 in.
- Executed in 1920.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Ernst Schwitters, Lysaker (the artist's son; by descent from the above & until at least 1961)
Sale: Koller, Zürich, 1980, lot 5759
Sale: Karl & Faber, Munich, June 1984, lot 1241
Acquired by the present owner by 1990
Ernst Schwitters, Lysaker (the artist's son; by descent from the above & until at least 1961)
Sale: Koller, Zürich, 1980, lot 5759
Sale: Karl & Faber, Munich, June 1984, lot 1241
Acquired by the present owner by 1990
Literature
Werner Schmalenbach, Kurt Schwitters, Cologne, 1967, illustrated p. 107
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Hanover, 2000, vol. I, no. 738, illustrated p. 358
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Hanover, 2000, vol. I, no. 738, illustrated p. 358
Condition
Executed on photographic paper, laid down on the artist's mount. The sheet is gently undulating. The artist's mount is lightly time-stained. This work is in overall very good condition.
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"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."