Price databaseBrowseSell your artwork
Watchlist
Kurt Schwitters, Kleine Dada Soirée (Small Dada Evening)

Kurt Schwitters

German · 1887–1948 · Painter, Printmaker

Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters was a German artist. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but lived in exile from 1937. (Wikipedia)

Own a work by Kurt Schwitters? Get a free auction estimate →

95auction results2002–2026years recorded80%sold (76)$30.6kSign up free to seemedian price

1 work by Kurt Schwitters coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓

Record prices

  1. Kurt Schwitters, Relief mit gelbem Viereck 2 (Merz-Relief mit schrägem Gelb), Relief. Öl, Gips, Holz und Metall auf Holz, genageltRelief mit gelbem Viereck 2 (Merz-Relief mit schrägem Gelb)Lempertz · €1,428,000≈ $1,899,240≈ £977,981Sign up to see
  2. Kurt Schwitters, Merzzeichnung, 1919, AssemblageMerzzeichnungKetterer Kunst · €587,500≈ $689,843≈ £514,194Sign up to see
  3. Kurt Schwitters, Das Gustav Finzlerbild, 1926/1936, Oil on wood on wooden panel (assemblage)Das Gustav FinzlerbildLempertz · €496,000≈ $553,090≈ £439,903Sign up to see

Kurt Schwitters’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Coming up at auction

1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house

Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.

All filters
Longest side–Reset

95 results · page 3 of 3

Sign up free to see all prices. You’ve seen the free realized prices for this month. Artist, title, date, house, medium, size and estimates stay visible to everyone. Create a free account · Sign in
  1. Kurt Schwitters, Ohne Titel (Collagierte Bildpostkarte "Das grosse Ichbild"), 1923 (24.9.1923), Collage on postcard "Das grosse Ichbild (Merzbild)" with writing in ink, addressed to J.J.P. Oud, franking over 450,000 Reichsmark on the back
    Ohne Titel (Collagierte Bildpostkarte "Das grosse Ichbild"), 1923 (24.9.1923)
    Mixed media · Board
    14 x 9.1 cm, postcard
    Kornfeld · · Lot 599
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 60,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  2. Kurt Schwitters, Untitled (D'Cilly), 1941/1942, collage, paper and gauze on paper; framed
    Untitled (D'Cilly), 1941/1942
    Mixed media · Paper
    32 x 18.7 cm (image), 41.7 x 32 cm (original support carton)
    im Kinsky · · Lot 4140
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €35,000–70,000View at im Kinsky ↗
  3. Kurt Schwitters, ted matter, 1947, paint on paper and cardboard, paper and feather collage on paper
    ted matter, 1947
    Mixed media · Paper
    19 x 14.9 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 177
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Kurt Schwitters, Ohne Titel (COMMERCIAL ST.), 1940-1945, pencil and paint on paper and cardboard, paper and fabric collage on paper
    Ohne Titel (COMMERCIAL ST.), 1940-1945
    Mixed media · Paper
    21.3 x 17.3 cm (8 3/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 178
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Kurt Schwitters, Frau am Ziehbrunnen, 1912, Oil on canvas
    Frau am Ziehbrunnen, 1912
    Oil · Canvas
    40.2 x 46 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 142
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–15,000View at Lempertz ↗
  6. Kurt Schwitters, Untitled
    Untitled
    Pandolfini · · Lot 24
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €25,000–35,000View at Pandolfini ↗
  7. Kurt Schwitters, Ohne Titel (Haus der Familie Wilke in Ricklingen), Circa 1913, Oil on canvas
    Ohne Titel (Haus der Familie Wilke in Ricklingen), Circa 1913
    Oil · Canvas
    65 x 85 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 141
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €12,000–15,000View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Kurt Schwitters, Untitled
    Untitled
    Pandolfini · · Lot 19
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €40,000–60,000View at Pandolfini ↗
  9. Kurt Schwitters, Commerz und privat bank 1930
    Commerz und privat bank 1930
    Pandolfini · · Lot 20
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €30,000–50,000View at Pandolfini ↗
  10. Kurt Schwitters, Oorlog, 1930, paper collage on paper, laid on artist's mount, laid on board
    Oorlog, 1930
    Mixed media · Paper
    collage 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (31.1 x 23.5 cm) artist's mount 13 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (34.9 x 25.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 125
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $100,000–150,000View at Phillips ↗

Kurt Schwitters paintings (46)Kurt Schwitters oil paintings (29)Kurt Schwitters mixed media (17)Kurt Schwitters works on paper (27)Kurt Schwitters watercolors (3)Kurt Schwitters drawings (6)Kurt Schwitters prints (13)Kurt Schwitters lithographs (5)Kurt Schwitters woodcuts & linocuts (4)

About Kurt Schwitters

Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters was a German artist. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but lived in exile from 1937.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In museum collections

  • Kurt Schwitters, Kleine Dada Soirée (Small Dada Evening)Kleine Dada Soirée (Small Dada Evening), 1922
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Kurt Schwitters, Tea RoseTea Rose, 1924
    Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain
  • Kurt Schwitters, C67 Ancient CaveC67 Ancient Cave, 1946
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Kurt Schwitters, MerzbauMerzbau, 1933
    Sprengel Museum · Public domain

All 12 open-access museum images →

Related artists — German, born 1862–1912

More German artists of the same period