About Kurt Schwitters
building three Merzbau installations in three countries, losing all of them, and allegedly sculpting with oatmeal while interned as an enemy alien
Where to see Kurt Schwitters
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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383 recorded works
Sprengel Museum
Hanover, Germany
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5 recorded works
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Kendal, United Kingdom
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4 recorded works
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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3 recorded works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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3 recorded worksSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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3 recorded works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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3 recorded works
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
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2 recorded works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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2 recorded works
Dresden City Museum
Dresden, Germany
Also here (3)
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2 recorded works
Musée d'art moderne de Paris
Paris, France
Also here (6)
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Kurt Schwitters prints
Hand-finished archival prints from Kurt Schwitters's body of work.
Merz Picture 25A: The Star Picture - Kurt Schwitters
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Aphorism - Kurt Schwitters
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Mz 231. Miss Blanche - Kurt Schwitters
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N Watercolor 1. (The Heart Goes from Sugar to Coffee) - Kurt Schwitters
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Small Sailors' Home - Kurt Schwitters
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Revolving - Kurt Schwitters
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2 recorded works
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2 recorded works
Museum Belvédère
Heerenveen, Netherlands
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2 recorded works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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1 recorded workMusée Granet
Aix-en-Provence, France
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1 recorded work
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Cologne, Germany
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1 recorded work
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
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1 recorded work
Finnish National Gallery
Helsinki, Finland
Also here (6)
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1 recorded work
Yokohama Museum of Art
Yokohama, Japan
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1 recorded work
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany
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1 recorded work
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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1 recorded work
Hatton Gallery
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
The Phillips Collection
Washington D.C., United States
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1 recorded work
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
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1 recorded work
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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1 recorded work
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
The Hague, Netherlands
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1 recorded work
Berlinische Galerie
Berlin, Germany
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1 recorded work
Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung
Hanover, Germany
Also here (1)
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0 recorded works
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
Valencia, Spain
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0 recorded works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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0 recorded works
Israel Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
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0 recorded works
Musée National d'Art Moderne
Paris, France
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See all Kurt Schwitters prints →Frequently Asked Questions
Where did Kurt Schwitters live?
Kurt Schwitters was born in Hanover. He also lived in Dresden and Berlin, where he studied.Where is Kurt Schwitters from?
Kurt Schwitters was Germany, born in 1887 and died in 1948.Who is Kurt Schwitters?
Herman Edward Karl Julius Schwitters was born in Hanover on 20 June 1887. He attended the Kunstgewerbeschule in Hanover from 1908 to 1909, and from 1909 to 1914, he studied at the Kunstakademie Dresden.What materials did Kurt Schwitters use?
Schwitters created pictures made of waste materials. He began this practice in 1919, one year after the end of the First World War, and called them Merz pictures.Who was Kurt Schwitters?
Herman Edward Karl Julius Schwitters was born in Hanover on 20 June 1887. He attended the Kunstgewerbeschule in Hanover from 1908 to 1909, and from 1909 to 1914, he studied at the Kunstakademie Dresden.Was Kurt Schwitters a dadaist?
Kurt Schwitters was a Dadaist. Some considered him a natural-born Dadaist, while others thought he was an accidental one.Why was Kurt Schwitters exiled?
Schwitters fled his homeland in 1936 because of signs of impending danger. This was partly due to his prominence as a 'degenerate' artist.What is merz Kurt Schwitters?
Merz was a concept formulated by Kurt Schwitters in 1919. It permitted the use of any and all materials for collages and paintings with collage elements.
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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Kurt Schwitters's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Institut Valencià d'Art Modern Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Sprengel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Musée Granet Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Finnish National Gallery Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] book guggenheim-futurismmodernfo00solo Used for: biography.
- [8] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
- [9] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography.
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