Lot Essay
Dr. Werner Schmalenbach has confirmed the authenticity of this collage.
Details
Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)
Collage with Playing Card
signed, dated and titled bottom left 'K. Schwitters 1940 Collage with playing card'--oil and collage on board
10¾ x 8½in. (27.2 x 21.6cm.)
Executed in 1940
Collage with Playing Card
signed, dated and titled bottom left 'K. Schwitters 1940 Collage with playing card'--oil and collage on board
10¾ x 8½in. (27.2 x 21.6cm.)
Executed in 1940
Provenance
Gift from the artist to the present owner, circa 1945
Exhibited
London, The Modern Art Gallery Ltd., Masterpieces by Great Masters, also Paintings and Sculpture by Kurt Schwitters, Dec., 1944, no. 3a