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Kurt SchwittersOhne Titel (Merzbild Mit Schuhsohle) (Untitled (Merz Picture with Shoe Sole))1945
1945
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"Ohne Titel (Merzbild Mit Schuhsohle) (Untitled (Merz Picture with Shoe Sole))" is an abstract Post War oil and relief assemblage on plywood painting made by Kurt Schwitters in 1945. The artwork is 21 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches and is 39 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches with the frame, weighing less than 50 lbs. It is signed in paint, lower right, "KS 45".
Kurt Schwitters was a German artist renowned for his innovative approach to painting, collage, and mixed media. Schwitters developed a distinctive style that blurred the boundaries between fine art and common materials. His technique, known as "Merz," involved the assemblage of fragmented, everyday items into abstract, yet expressive artworks. n this artwork, Schwitters incorporates a found shoe sole into the composition, blending it with paper, fabric, and other detritus to create a dynamic, abstract collage.
Provenance:
Ernst Schwitters, Lysaker, by descent from the artist in 1948
Private Collection, acquired through Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne in 1981
Sotheby's New York, May 11, 1994, lot 40
Private Collection, Washington
Private Collection
Exhibition:
Stockholm, Konstsalongen Samlaren im Konstnärshuset; Copenhagen, Statens Museum for Kunst und Kunstforeningen; Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum und Kölnischer Kunstverein & Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Kurt MERZ Schwitters. Retrospektivt, 1962-64, no. 182 (in Stockholm); no. 255 (in Cologne and Rotterdam)
Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Kurt Schwitters, 1978, no. 97
Paris, Grand Palais, FIAC, Galerie Gmurzynska, Kurt Schwitters, 1980, no. 54
(possibly) Cologne, Germany, Museen der Stadt Köln, Westkunst. Zeitgenössische Kunst seit 1939, 1981, no. 113
Cologne, Germany, Galerie Gmurzynska, Klassische Moderne, 1981, no. 181
Madrid, Spain, Fundación Juan March & Barcelona, Fundació Joan Miró, Kurt Schwitters, 1982-83, no. 175
Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver Art Gallery, European Vision, 1987
Literature:
Marlis Grüterich, 'Kurt Schwitters. Galerie Gmurzynska, Köln', in Kunstforum International, vol. 30, 1978 (illustrated p. 220)
Renato Maestri, 'ComMerzBankKurt-Schwitters. Una lezione rapsodica', in Domus, vol. 590, Milan, 1979 (illustrated in color p. 47)
Yusuke Nakahara, 'From the Lifeless View of Scrapping', in Bijutsu Techo, vol. 31, Tokyo, August 1979 (illustrated in color)
Galerie Gmurzynska, Kurt Schwitters, 1980, no. 54 (illustrated in color in the catalogue)
Heidi Bürklin, 'Kurt Schwitters: Vom Bürger zum Bürgerschreck', in Art. Das Kunstmagazin, vol. 10, Hamburg, 1981 (illustrated in color p. 91)
Galerie Gmurzynska, Klassische Moderne, 1981, no. 181
Ernst Nündel, Kurt Schwitters in Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten, Hamburg, 1981 (illustrated p. 120)
Karin Orchard and Isabel Schulz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, 1937-1948, vol. 3,
Hanover, 2006, no. 3136 (illustrated p. 455)
- Creator:Kurt Schwitters (1887 - 1948, German)
- Creation Year:1945
- Dimensions:Height: 21.25 in (53.98 cm)Width: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Palm Desert, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 31465.b1stDibs: LU9315392562
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