Lot Essay
In a letter dated Düsseldorf, February 27, 1997, Prof. Dr. Werner Schmallenbach confirms the authenticity of this collage.
Red-orange
Details
Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)
Red-orange
signed, dated and titled on the mount 'K. Schwitters 1945 Red-orange'
watercolor and collage on paper laid down by the artist on board
Image size: 7 x 5¾in. (17.8 x 14.6cm.)
Mount size: 12 1/8 x 9 1/8in. (30.8 x 23.2cm.)
Executed in 1945
Red-orange
signed, dated and titled on the mount 'K. Schwitters 1945 Red-orange'
watercolor and collage on paper laid down by the artist on board
Image size: 7 x 5¾in. (17.8 x 14.6cm.)
Mount size: 12 1/8 x 9 1/8in. (30.8 x 23.2cm.)
Executed in 1945
Provenance
Edith Thomas (Wantee), Ambleside, Great Britain
Gwyneth Alban-Davies (gift from the above); sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, July 2, 1980, lot 375
Gwyneth Alban-Davies (gift from the above); sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, July 2, 1980, lot 375