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Scraps of beige papers interspersed with some colored papers, adhered around a prominent black square

A small, somewhat worn piece of cardboard with handwriting on it has been rotated so that the writing runs bottom to top. These words show mostly along the bottom edge, and are otherwise overlaid with an arrangement of paper scraps. Papers that have faded to a light brown or beige, along with a few that are either yellow, faded red or dark blue, spiral around a prominent black paper with small red printing on it. Next to it, a small piece of cardboard with a decorative black border is stamped “1/2 LB” in black.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR54.109
People
Kurt Schwitters, German (Hanover, Germany 1887 - 1948 Kendal, England)
Title
Untitled
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Relief Composition (former title)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1922
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/223354

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Collage with printed and unprinted papers, inscribed
Technique
Collage
Dimensions
11.1 x 9.5 cm (4 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sidney Janis Gallery (1952); Curt Valentin Gallery, New York (1952-1954), sold; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Association Fund
Accession Year
1954
Object Number
BR54.109
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • HAA 1 Survey Course: Survey of World Art: Modern Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/23/2005 - 07/31/2005
  • 32Q: 1520 Art in Germany Between the Wars (Interwar and Bauhaus), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 05/06/2015

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