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KURT SCHWITTERS | Iberschrift das Bloschewismuß
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Kurt Schwitters
- Iberschrift das Bloschewismuß
- signed with the artist's initials KS and dated 22 (lower right); dated 2.6.22 and dedicated für Willy Hänschke (lower left); titled (upper left)
- pencil and collage on paper
- 29 by 22cm.,11 3/8 by 8 5/8 in.
- Executed in 1922.
Provenance
Willy Hänschke, Berlin (a gift from the artist in 1922)
Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne (acquired by 1978)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1980
Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne (acquired by 1978)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1980
Exhibited
Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Kurt Schwitters, 1978, no. 16, illustrated in the catalogue
Duigsburg, Wilhelm-Lehmbruch-Museum; Hannover, Kunstverein Hannover & Wilhelmshaven, Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Verboten - Verfolgt. Kunstdiktatur im 3. Reich, 1983, no. 159, illustrated in the catalogue (titled Anna Blume/Das Bolschewismus)
Hanover, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Kurt Schwitters, 1986-87, no. 52, illustrated in the catalogue
Duigsburg, Wilhelm-Lehmbruch-Museum; Hannover, Kunstverein Hannover & Wilhelmshaven, Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Verboten - Verfolgt. Kunstdiktatur im 3. Reich, 1983, no. 159, illustrated in the catalogue (titled Anna Blume/Das Bolschewismus)
Hanover, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Kurt Schwitters, 1986-87, no. 52, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Die Abstrakten Hannover - Internationale Avantgarde 1927-1935 (exhibition catalogue), Sprengel Museum Hannover & Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen (Rhein), Hannover, 1987, illustrated p. 110
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue Raisonné 1905-1922, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2000, vol. I, no. 1080, illustrated p. 518
Karin Orchard & Isabel Schulz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue Raisonné 1905-1922, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2000, vol. I, no. 1080, illustrated p. 518
Condition
Executed on buff-coloured wove paper, not laid down and hinged to the mount in two places along the upper edge. The sheet is slightly time-stained. There are some faint vertical creases along the left edge. There are two minor repaired tears (each approximately 1.5cm long) to the upper left corner with an associated small loss to the sheet. There are remnants of old framer's tape to the verso of the sheet. This work is in overall good consdition.
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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."