KURT SCHWITTERS - Merz 306(B) - Collage on paper
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Artist: Kurt Schwitters (German, 1887 - 1948).
Title: "Merz 306(B) [Merzzeichnung]".
Medium: Collage on paper.
Date: Composed 1921.
Dimensions: Overall size: 11 3/16 x 8 9/16 in. (284 x 217 mm). Image size: 5 3/16 x 4 7/16 in. (132 x 113 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed and dated in pencil, lower left recto; the number "34" in ink, lower right corner recto; signed and titled in pencil, verso; the annotation "Lot 604" in red pencil, verso; the annotation "K.S. V 29" in pen, verso; collector stamps, verso. Composed on cream wove paper. Good to very good condition; no issues affecting the image; left edge unevenly trimmed, glue remains, recto; rippling of the sheet, upper center; two very small marginal edge tears, lower center. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to: provenance@stanfordauctioneers.com for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): Auction records of Schwitters works similar to our example in size, composition, medium, and date include a sale at $30,405 (Swiss Franc 28,000) of “Untitled Merzzeichnung,” lot #551 on 09/09/2020 at Galerie Kornfeld and Cie, Bern, Switzerland. When Schwitters began creating collages after the First World War he called them Merzzeichnungen. "Merz" is a word fragment from "commerzbank." Image copyright © Kurt Schwitters / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, Germany. [30518-2-24000]
Title: "Merz 306(B) [Merzzeichnung]".
Medium: Collage on paper.
Date: Composed 1921.
Dimensions: Overall size: 11 3/16 x 8 9/16 in. (284 x 217 mm). Image size: 5 3/16 x 4 7/16 in. (132 x 113 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed and dated in pencil, lower left recto; the number "34" in ink, lower right corner recto; signed and titled in pencil, verso; the annotation "Lot 604" in red pencil, verso; the annotation "K.S. V 29" in pen, verso; collector stamps, verso. Composed on cream wove paper. Good to very good condition; no issues affecting the image; left edge unevenly trimmed, glue remains, recto; rippling of the sheet, upper center; two very small marginal edge tears, lower center. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to: provenance@stanfordauctioneers.com for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): Auction records of Schwitters works similar to our example in size, composition, medium, and date include a sale at $30,405 (Swiss Franc 28,000) of “Untitled Merzzeichnung,” lot #551 on 09/09/2020 at Galerie Kornfeld and Cie, Bern, Switzerland. When Schwitters began creating collages after the First World War he called them Merzzeichnungen. "Merz" is a word fragment from "commerzbank." Image copyright © Kurt Schwitters / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, Germany. [30518-2-24000]
Condition
Good to very good condition; no issues affecting the image; left edge unevenly trimmed, glue remains, recto; rippling of the sheet, upper center; two very small marginal edge tears, lower center
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KURT SCHWITTERS - Merz 306(B) - Collage on paper
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