146 - SCHWITTERS, KURT

SCHWITTERS, KURT 1887 Hanover–1948 Ambleside Title: Untitled (Green and Yellow “Island”). Date: 1947. Technique: Oil and plastic on paper. Mounting: Mounted on thin gray card (13 x 10 cm). Dimensions: 12 x 9 cm. Inscription: Monogrammed and dated lower right: KS 47. Frame: Framed. Not examined out of the frame. Provenance: - G. David Thompson collection, Pittsburgh (label) - Galerie Beyeler, Basel (label) - Private collection, Basel (1961) - Marlborough Fine Art, London (label) - Ernst Schwitters, Lysaker, Norway (purchased in 1971) - Christie’s, London, November 27, 1995, lot 226 - Private collection, Milan (since 1995) - Courtesy of Galleria Blu, Milan - Private collection, Italy - Pandolfini - Casa d’Aste, Florence, 1314th auction, December 17, 2024, lot 20 - Private collection, Italy Exhibition: - Kunsthaus Zürich, 1960 - Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, 1960 - Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, 1961 - Marlborough Fine Art, London, 1963 - Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne, 1963 - Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1964 - Marlborough Gallery, London 1981 (label) - Marlborough Gallery, New York 1985 (label) - Galleria Blu, Milan 1996 - Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea, Milan 2001 Bibliography: - Orchard, Karin/Schulz, Isabel: Kurt Schwitters – Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. 3 1937–1948, Ostfildern-Ruit 2006, cat. rais. no. 3423, ill. - Exhibition catalog, Thompson, Pittsburgh. From an American private collection / G. David Thompson Collection, Pittsburgh, USA; Kunsthaus Zürich, 1960; Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, 1960; Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, 1961; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1961; Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, Turin, 1961, cat. no. 244 - Exhibition catalog: Kurt MERZ Schwitters. 1887–1948. Retrospective, Konstsalongen Samlaren at the Konstnärshuset, Stockholm 1962/Statens Museum for Kunst and Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen 1962/Marlborough Fine Art, London 1963/Wallraf-Richartz-Museum and Kölnischer Kunstverein, 1963 / Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam 1964 / Toninelli Arte Moderna, Milan 1964 / Marlborough Galleria d’Arte, Rome 1964, cat. no. 260 - Exhibition catalog: Kurt Schwitters in Exile: The Late Work 1937–1948*, Marlborough Fine Art, London 1981, cat. no. 151, ill. - Exhibition catalog: Kurt Schwitters, Marlborough Gallery, New York 1985, cat. no. 58, ill. - Exhibition catalog: Kurt Schwitters, Galleria Blu, Milan 1996 - Pontiggia, Elena: Quarant’anni in blu, Galleria Blu, Milan 1997, ill. p. 55 - Exhibition catalog: Kurt Schwitters – Collages, Paintings, and Sculptures 1914–1947, Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea, Milan 2001, cat. no. 134, ill. - Originally from the collection of the renowned American collector and patron G. David Thompson - Exhibited extensively in renowned museums during the 1960s - A late work featuring his characteristic organic forms in bright, light colors - His travels to Norway in the 1930s and his final residence in Ambleside in the Lake District (UK) fostered a deep appreciation for natural forms Estimated shipping costs for this lot: This lot is not suitable for parcel shipping. Transport is available only through a shipping company following consultation after the auction. Additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: max. 41.65 euros For a total invoice amount exceeding 25,000 Euros: 1.8 per thousand Shipping to the USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Kurt Schwitters #Dadaism #Surrealism #Germany #19th-Century Paintings #1940s #Modern Art. In accordance with §26 UrhG (German Copyright Act), VAN HAM is obligated to pay a statutory resale royalty on the sale proceeds of all original works of fine art and photography whose authors have not been deceased for 70 years prior to the end of the calendar year of the sale. The buyer shall contribute 1.5% of the hammer price toward this fee.