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Kurt Schwitters

Kurt Schwitters

1887–1948

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PaintingDadaismSurrealismCubism

Representation

None documented

56

Institutional Exhibitions

195

Works in Collection

368

Assets Indexed

5

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ155158

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Watercolors: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Abstractions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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Collage: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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European Drawing Between the Wars

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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Drawings Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910�1980

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Kurt Schwitters

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Drawing in Austria and Germany

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983–1984

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyAi Generated + Wikipedia· 92%
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (4)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/kurt-schwitters
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/kurt-schwitters
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5293
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Kurt Schwitters yet.

Graph relationships

Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Dadaism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Rijksmuseum Art Institute of Chicago Tate Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (195)

For the Modern

1947 · Collage composed of cut, torn, and painted paper elements, on wood-pulp board, laid down on tan wove paper

22.6 × 18.1 cm (8 15/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hey Valentine

1947 · Collage composed of watercolor and oil paint, with a variety of cut, laid and wove paper elements, laid down on cream wood-pulp laminate board, laid down on cream wove paper

24.3 × 18.3 cm (9 5/8 × 7 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1947 · Cut and torn pasted papers, printed papers, and fabric with graphite and ink on paper mounted on paper

Collage: 7 5/16 × 5 15/16 in. (18.5 × 15.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1947 · Cut and pasted printed papers on paper, in artist-made frame

6 × 4 3/4 in. (15.2 × 12.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C 35 paper clouds

C 35 paper clouds

1946 · Cut, torn and pasted paper on corrugated cardboard

9 3/4 x 8 3/8" (24.6 x 21.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (OPENED BY)

Untitled (OPENED BY)

1946 · Cut-and-pasted paper, printed paper, and painted paper, pencil, and crayon on board

7 3/8 x 6 1/8" (18.7 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lofty

1945 · Painted plaster

object: 252 x 160 x 130 mm

Untitled (Ochre)

Untitled (Ochre)

1945 · Plaster and stone

object: 95 x 226 x 150 mm

Red Wire Sculpture

Red Wire Sculpture

1944 · Metal, plaster and stone

object: 250 x 130 x 130 mm

The Proposal

1942 · Printed papers on paper

support: 319 x 395 mm

(Relief in Relief)

(Relief in Relief)

1942 · Oil paint on wood and plaster

object: 495 x 413 x 102 mm

The Neatest Trick of the Month

The Neatest Trick of the Month

1942 · Collage composed of cut-and-pasted papers, fabric and photograph on board

41 × 52.3 cm (16 3/16 × 20 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1941 · Collage composed of cut paper, fabric, cotton, and wooden elements, with oil paint, tacks, and nails, on wood-pulp board prepared with oil paint

29.5 × 22.8 cm (11 5/8 × 9 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Arrival for the Dance)

Untitled (Arrival for the Dance)

1941 · Collage of cut-and-pasted papers on tan wove card

Object: 18.8 × 25.2 cm (7 7/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Support: 20.9 × 29.6 cm (8 1/4 × 11 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Letter to Naum Gabo

Letter to Naum Gabo

1941 · Ink on paper

13 1/4 × 8 3/8" (33.7 × 21.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1940 · Cut-and-pasted printed paper, cloth, and pencil on paper

7 7/8 × 6 1/2" (20 × 16.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ohne Titel (SUMATRA)

1940 · Collage, paper on paper

6 3/8 × 5 5/16 in. (16.2 × 13.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ohne Titel (Mars)

1940 · Collage on paper

9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in. (24.1 × 19.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled (With Vase Shape and Circle)

Untitled (With Vase Shape and Circle)

1938 · Graphite on card

support: 410 x 308 mm

Untitled (Picture with Basket Ring)

Untitled (Picture with Basket Ring)

1938 · Wood, rattan ring, paper, iron, and steel nails on wood

15 x 11 3/4" (38.1 x 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Opened by Customs

Opened by Customs

1937 · Paper, printed paper, oil paint and graphite on paper

support: 331 x 253 mm frame: 523 x 421 x 29 mm

Magic

1936 · Printed papers on paper

support: 131 x 106 mm

City of Hannover letterhead (Letter to Lina Diekmann)

1934 · Letterpress

11 5/8 × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

City of Hannover stationery envelope (Addressed to Fritz Wichert)

1933 · Letterpress

4 7/8 × 7 5/8" (12.4 × 19.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (6)

195 published of 359 catalogued · 321 with image

MoMA
162 publishedof 326 catalogued295 img
Tate
16 published16 img
The Met
7 published
Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published2 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Tea Rose
1924 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Lofty
1945 · Tate · 1 prov
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Picture of Spatial Growths - Picture with Two Small Dogs
1920 · Tate · 1 prov
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(Relief in Relief)
1942 · Tate · 1 prov
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Magic
1936 · Tate · 1 prov
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Aphorism
1923 · Tate · 1 prov
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The Autumn Crocus
1926 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled (Black and Blue)
1923 · Tate · 1 prov
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The Proposal
1942 · Tate · 1 prov
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Merz 3 Portfolio: Plate 1
1923 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Tea Rose (1924)

Rijksmuseum

Merz 3 Portfolio: Plate 1 (1923)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Little Dance (1920)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

For the Modern (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

13

Movements5

Dadaism Surrealism Cubism Expressionism Abstract Art

Collections8

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

In collection

Rijksmuseum

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

20 lots · 2016–2025

Market

Auction History

Range: $100,000 – $1,962,000

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Radblumen	Christie's	Oct 2025	£80,000 – £120,000	£190,500
Für Tilly	Christie's	Jun 2022	€300,000 – €400,000	€1,962,000
Mz 259 Zeichnung Campendonk	Christie's	Jul 2021	£120,000 – £180,000	£150,000
Ohne Titel (Mit Schlitz)	Christie's	May 2021	$100,000 – $150,000	Unsold
Mz 170. Leere im Raum	Christie's	Mar 2021	£70,000 – £100,000	£437,500
Mz 478 Gemälde	Christie's	Dec 2020	$120,000 – $180,000	$137,500
Ohne Titel (Gute Laune)	Christie's	Feb 2020	£160,000 – £240,000	£150,000
Mz 221. Dramatik	Christie's	Feb 2020	£100,000 – £150,000	£100,000
Untitled (It's terrific!)	Christie's	Jun 2019	£150,000 – £250,000	£100,000
Ohne Titel (Sichtbar)	Christie's	May 2018	$150,000 – $250,000	$200,000

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