To K S Dreier for her 70th Birthday Artist: Kurt Schwitters (German, 1887–1948)

1947

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Duffy Study Room
Medium

Collage of tempera over printed paper, laid down

Dimensions

image: 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (8.3 × 6.4 cm)
sheet: 6 1/8 × 4 15/16 in. (15.6 × 12.6 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Katherine S. Dreier

Accession Number

1953.6.195

Geography

Made in Germany

Culture

German

Period

20th century

Classification

Collages

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Gift of the artist to Katherine S. Dreier, New York, 1947-1952; The Pinacotheca, New York, 1947; YUAG, Katherine S. Dreier Bequest, 1953
Object copyright
© Kurt Schwitters / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
In Copyright
Additional information

Object/Work type

collages

Inscriptions

Inscribed in graphite below image: "To KS Dreier / for her 70th birthday."; dated LR "1947"

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