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)

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Relief mit gelbem Viereck 2 (Merz-Relief mit schrägem Gelb)Lempertz · Dec 2004€1,428,000≈ $1,899,240≈ £977,981Sign up to see
MerzzeichnungKetterer Kunst · Dec 2017€587,500≈ $689,843≈ £514,194Sign up to see
Das Gustav FinzlerbildLempertz · May 2019€496,000≈ $553,090≈ £439,903Sign up to see

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

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Born 1887, HanoverDied 1948, AmblesideOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q155158 ↗ULAN 500026542 ↗Museum works 12

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Also known as Curt Hermann Eduard Carl Julius Schwitters, Herman Edward Karl Julius, Herman Edward Karl Julius Schwitters, Kurt Herman Edward Karl Julius Schwitters, Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters, Schwitters

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Kurt Schwitters, Kleine Dada Soirée (Small Dada Evening) — **Kleine Dada Soirée (Small Dada Evening)**1922 · lithographic poster/program, printed in red and black on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee — Open …

Kurt Schwitters, Tea Rose — **Tea Rose**1924
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Kurt Schwitters, C67 Ancient Cave — **C67 Ancient Cave**1946
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kurt Schwitters, Merzbau — **Merzbau**1933
Sprengel Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Sprengel Museum

Kurt Schwitters, Dada-tournee — **Dada-tournee**1923
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Kurt Schwitters, Merzbild 1A (The Psychiatrist) — **Merzbild 1A (The Psychiatrist)**1919
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Kurt Schwitters, Entrance Ticket (Mz 456) — **Entrance Ticket (Mz 456)**1922
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Kurt Schwitters, Merz 1925, 1. Relief in the Blue Square — **Merz 1925, 1. Relief in the Blue Square**1925
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Kurt Schwitters, Merzbild Kijkduin — **Merzbild Kijkduin**1923
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Kurt Schwitters, Little Dance — **Little Dance**1920 · collage
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of A…

Kurt Schwitters, Merz 3 Portfolio: Plate 1 — **Merz 3 Portfolio: Plate 1**1923 · lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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