Kurt Schwitters

Ernst Schwitters, Lysaker (acquired directly from the artist)
Charlotte Weidler, New York
Rose Fried, New York
Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above in 1962

Pasadena, Pasadena Art Museum; San Antonio, Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum; Manchester, The Currier Gallery of Art; Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection; Minneapolis, The University of Minnesota & Louisville, J. B. Speed Art Museum, Kurt Schwitters, 1962-63, no. 39, illustrated in the catalogue

Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné 1923-1936, vol. II, Hanover, 2003, no. 1319, illustrated p. 167

The artist's mount is hinged to the mat at the upper corners on the verso. There is a mat stain to the perimeter of the mount approximately 1 in to the left, right, and bottom edges and 1/2 in to the upper edge. There are a few minor surface stains elsewhere on the mount. There is tape residue along the perimeter of the mount along all four edges on the verso, and the work is inscribed "Ernst Schwitters Foko." and dated 1923 (on the verso). There are a few scattered stains to the collage, though these may be inherent to the materials. Otherwise, the work is in good condition.
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