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Kurt Schwitters

1887–1948

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5 artworks by Kurt Schwitters
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Biography

Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but lived in exile from 1937.

Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including Dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography, and what came to be known as installation art. He is most famous for his collages, called "Merz Pictures".

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Artworks

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  • Peg Sculpture

    Kurt Schwitters
    c.1945–7
  • Mother and Egg

    Kurt Schwitters
    c.1945–7
  • Chicken and Egg

    Kurt Schwitters
    1946
  • Painted Plaster and Wood Form

    Kurt Schwitters
    c.1945–7
  • White Miniature

    Kurt Schwitters
    1945–7
  • Painted Stone

    Kurt Schwitters
    1945–7
  • Opened by Customs

    Kurt Schwitters
    1937–8
  • (Relief in Relief)

    Kurt Schwitters
    c.1942–5
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  • Homage to Ursonate

    John Christie
    1981
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    Schwitters Interned

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  • Letter from Edith Thomas’s solicitors to Ernst Schwitters’ solicitors regarding Edith’s entitlement to Kurt Schwitters’ estate

    Unknown person(s), recipient: Freeman & Son
    15 October 1958
  • Exhibition catalogue entitled, ‘De Branding’ about an exhibition featuring Schwitters’ work in Rotterdam in November-December 1922

    De Branding
    November 1922
  • Printed image of ‘Das Herz geht zur Mühle’ by Kurt Schwitters

    Unknown person(s)
    [1982]
  • Photograph of [Kurt Schwitters’ mother?]

    Ernst Schwitters
    [1930s]
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Dada Expressionism Abstraction-Création Constructivism Merz
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