LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on glass with paper, glass, fabric and cotton wool assemblage

Measurements:

6.14 in. (15.60 cm.) (height) by 5.71 in. (14.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

incised with initials and dated 'KS 21' (lower left); signed and inscribed 'K.Schwitters 1921.M5' (on the reverse)

Exhibited:

Berlin, Galerie Der Sturm, 1920s.

Literature:

K. Orchard, I. Schulz, (ed.), Kurt Schwitters, catalogue raisonné, Bonn, 2000, vol. I, no. 787, p. 379 (illustrated).

Provenance:

Galerie der Sturm, Berlin, by whom acquired directly from the artist. G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh. Peter B. Bensinger, Chicago. Richard Feigen Gallery, New York. Private Collection, Saarlouis, by whom acquired from the above in 1974; sale, Sotheby's, London, 28 June 2000, lot. 230. Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 2 November 2011, lot. 124. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.