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Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Rosa collage (Pink collage)
- signed Kurt Schwitters and dated 1940 (lower left), titled pink collage (lower right)
- collage, paper and tissue on cardboard
- 27.3 x 22.3 cm; 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.
Provenance
Private collection (acquired from the artist and thence by descent)
Timothy Baum, New York
Acquired from the above by Dr. Arthur Brandt on May 6, 1985
Timothy Baum, New York
Acquired from the above by Dr. Arthur Brandt on May 6, 1985
Exhibited
London, The Modern Art Gallery, Paintings and Sculptures by Kurt Schwitters, 1944, no. 2a
Paris, Musée national d'Art moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou; Valencia, IVAM Centro Julio Gonzalez; Grenoble, Musée de Grenoble, Kurt Schwitters, 1994-95, p. 380 (French edition), p. 444 (Spanish edition)
Hanover, Sprengel Museum Hannover; Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen; Munich, Haus der Kunst, Aller Anfang ist Merz, Von Kurt Schwitters bis heute, 2000-01, no. 163, illustrated in the catalogue p. 164
New York, Ubu Gallery, Kurt Schwitters 1887-1948, Collages, Paintings, Drawings, Objects, Ephemera, 2003, no. 64, illustrated in the catalogue
Basel, Museum Tinguely, Kurt Schwitters, Merz-ein Gesamtwelbild, 2004, no. 133, illustrated in the catalogue p. 196
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 134
Houston, The Menil Collection; Princeton, Princeton University Art Museum; Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Kurt Schwitters: Color and Collage, 2010-11, no. 9, illustrated in the catalogue p. 109
Paris, Musée national d'Art moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou; Valencia, IVAM Centro Julio Gonzalez; Grenoble, Musée de Grenoble, Kurt Schwitters, 1994-95, p. 380 (French edition), p. 444 (Spanish edition)
Hanover, Sprengel Museum Hannover; Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen; Munich, Haus der Kunst, Aller Anfang ist Merz, Von Kurt Schwitters bis heute, 2000-01, no. 163, illustrated in the catalogue p. 164
New York, Ubu Gallery, Kurt Schwitters 1887-1948, Collages, Paintings, Drawings, Objects, Ephemera, 2003, no. 64, illustrated in the catalogue
Basel, Museum Tinguely, Kurt Schwitters, Merz-ein Gesamtwelbild, 2004, no. 133, illustrated in the catalogue p. 196
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 134
Houston, The Menil Collection; Princeton, Princeton University Art Museum; Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Kurt Schwitters: Color and Collage, 2010-11, no. 9, illustrated in the catalogue p. 109
Literature
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz (ed.), Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Band 3 1937-1948, Hanover, 2006, no. 2689, illustrated p. 267
Condition
Collage elements on the board are stable and the board is stable. The board is laid down on paper and the work is floating in the mount. There are scattered spots of foxing and the sheet is time-stained. There are small spots of surface abrasion, possibly original. There is a tear to the paper (approx 1.5 cm long) to the upper right corner and another smaller tear (approx. 6mm long) to the upper part of the left edge. All four edges are roughly cut and slightly scuffed. Otherwise this work is in 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."