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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