mean Artist: Kurt Schwitters (German, 1887–1948)

1947

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Duffy Study Room
Medium

Collage of paper and cardboard on paper

Dimensions

image: 7 1/16 × 5 5/8 in. (17.9 × 14.3 cm)
sheet: 12 3/8 × 9 7/8 in. (31.4 × 25.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Katherine S. Dreier

Accession Number

1953.6.74

Geography

Made in Germany

Culture

German

Period

20th century

Classification

Collages

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Gift from the artist in exchange for subsidies to Katherine S. Dreier, New York, 1947-1953; YUAG, Katherine S. Dreier Bequest, New Haven, since 1953
Bibliography
  • Frauke V. Josenhans et al., Artists in Exile: Expressions of Loss and Hope (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2017), 256
Object copyright
© Kurt Schwitters / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
In Copyright
Additional information

Object/Work type

abstract (general art genre), collages, popular prints

Subject

graphic design newspapers newsprint text typefaces words

Marks

Dreier stamp on verso.

Inscriptions

Inscribed on the reverse in graphite: "W33".

Signed

Signed in graphite LL on mount: "Kurt Schwitters 1947 / mean."

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