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Kurt Schwitters
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Ohne Titel (Das Schachbild) (Untitled (The Chess Picture))
- Signed with the initials KS and dated 41 (lower right)
- Collage, oil, paper and wood on plywood
- 11 1/2 by 9 1/2 in.
- 29.2 by 24.1 cm
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Ernst Schwitters (the artist's son; by descent from the above)
Lord's Gallery, London (on commission from 1958-66)
Marlborough Fine Art, London & Marlborough International Fine Art, Vaduz (on commission from 1971-85)
Acquired from the above in 1985
Ernst Schwitters (the artist's son; by descent from the above)
Lord's Gallery, London (on commission from 1958-66)
Marlborough Fine Art, London & Marlborough International Fine Art, Vaduz (on commission from 1971-85)
Acquired from the above in 1985
Exhibited
London, Lord's Gallery, Kurt Schwitters, 1958, no. 42
Cambridge, Cambridge Arts Council Gallery; Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery; Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery; Leicester, Leicester Museum and Art Gallery; Coventry, Herbert Temporary Art Gallery & Glasgow, Glasgow University Print Room, Kurt Schwitters 1887-1948, 1959-60, no. 57
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Kurt Schwitters. Retrospektive, 1963, no. 230
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Kurt Schwitters in Exile: The Late Work, 1937-1948, 1981, no. 55, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Kurt Schwitters, 1985, no. 40, illustrated in color in the catalogue
New York, Pace/MacGill Gallery, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Heinecken, 2002, no. II/5
Cambridge, Cambridge Arts Council Gallery; Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery; Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery; Leicester, Leicester Museum and Art Gallery; Coventry, Herbert Temporary Art Gallery & Glasgow, Glasgow University Print Room, Kurt Schwitters 1887-1948, 1959-60, no. 57
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Kurt Schwitters. Retrospektive, 1963, no. 230
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Kurt Schwitters in Exile: The Late Work, 1937-1948, 1981, no. 55, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Kurt Schwitters, 1985, no. 40, illustrated in color in the catalogue
New York, Pace/MacGill Gallery, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Heinecken, 2002, no. II/5
Literature
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, vol. III, Hanover, 2003, no. 2769, illustrated p. 294
Condition
The panel is mounted to a board with pins at all four corners. The collage elements are largely made up of found objects and there is wear to those elects which is intrinsic to the work. As such, there are nicks and chips around the periphery of the wood elements. The paper collage shows some light foxing and minor staining. There is some light surface dirt to the wood element in the upper right corner. The work is in 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.