Zeichnung I 9 Hebel 2 (Drawing I 9 Lever 2)

Artist: Kurt Schwitters (German, 1887–1948)

Medium

Collage of gray, black, brown, and white wove papers, black film label (red letterpress printing on black paper), red and black printing on brown paper, and red-coated paper, with feather, graphite, and gray wash, inset in beige cardstock windowmat

Dimensions

image: 5 7/16 × 4 1/2 in. (13.8 × 11.4 cm)
sheet: 11 5/16 × 8 1/4 in. (28.8 × 21 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Katherine S. Dreier

Accession Number

1953.6.70

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Culture
Period

20th century

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Object/Work type

abstract (general art genre), popular prints

Inscriptions

Inscribed in ink on mount LL: [illegible writing]; on reverse in graphite: "netto 100 M / fresh mat over showing sig." (?)

Signed

Signed and dated in ink, LR on mat: "K. Schwitters 20"

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