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78 - Kurt SCHWITTERS (1887–1948)
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Estimate €20,000 - €30,000
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Kurt SCHWITTERS (1887–1948) Strawberries (Mz 603 Westland) – 1923 Original collage Signed and dated lower right 18 x 14 cm Dr Isabel Schulz, director of the Kurt Schwitters Archives, has confirmed the authenticity of this work Provenance: - G. David Thompson Collection, Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), before 1965 - Sale in Paris in 1965 - Michel Couturier Gallery, Paris, 1965–1970 - Estate of Michel Couturier Exhibitions: - “Schwitters – Arp”, Kunstmuseum Basel, 1 May–22 August 2004 (reproduced in the catalogue, p. 40) - “Constructivist Drawings and Posters”, University of California, Los Angeles, January 1927 Bibliography: - “Kurt Schwitters. Catalogue Raisonné”, by Karin Orchard and Isabel Schulz, Ostfildern-Ruit, Hatje Cantz, 2000–2006 (reproduced under no. 1117) - “Schwitters-Arp”, edited by Hartwig Fischer, Kunstmuseum Basel, Ostfildern, 2004, colour plate (p. 40, no. 112)
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About the sale The Estate of Monique Couturier
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Auction time 10/06/2026 at 3:00 PM
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