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For the Modern

A work made of collage composed of cut, torn, and painted paper elements, on wood-pulp board, laid down on tan wove paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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  • A work made of collage composed of cut, torn, and painted paper elements, on wood-pulp board, laid down on tan wove paper.

Date:

1947

Artist:

Kurt Schwitters
German, 1887-1948

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 397

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Kurt Schwitters

Title

For the Modern

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1947

Medium

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

Inscriptions

Signed, dated, and titled, lower left: "Kurt Schwitters 1947 / for the modern"

Dimensions

22.6 × 18.1 cm (8 15/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Lindy and Edwin Bergman Collection

Reference Number

2018.350

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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