Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters was a German artist who was born in Hanover, Germany.
Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography, and what came to be known as installation art. He is most famous for his collages, called Merz Pictures.
Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography, and what came to be known as installation art. He is most famous for his collages, called Merz Pictures.
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Related works from the webConstruction for Noble Ladies (1919)
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Construction for Noble Ladies, 1919 - Kurt Schwitters - WikiArt.org
Merzbild 1A (The Psychiatrist)
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Merzbild 1A (The Psychiatrist) - Wikidata
Relief in Relief (1945)
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Relief in Relief, 1945 - Kurt Schwitters - WikiArt.org
Mountain Graveyard (1919)
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Mountain Graveyard, 1919 - Kurt Schwitters - WikiArt.org
Merzbild Rossfett (1919)
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Merzbild Rossfett, c.1919 - Kurt Schwitters - WikiArt.org
Ohne Titel (Ovales Bild mit geschwungener Tropfenform)
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Abtraction 26. Delicate Symphony
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Cam 20S 20 Ore by Kurt Schwitters - Oil Painting Reproduction
Still Life – Roses
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Artists and places: Kurt Schwitters in England | Art UK
“I could see no reason why used tram tickets, bits of driftwood, buttons and old junk from attics and rubbish heaps should not serve well as materials for paintings; they suited the purpose just as well as factory-made paints It is possible to cry out using bits of old rubbish, and that's what I did, gluing and nailing them together.”
Kurt Schwitters
Jun 20, 1887 - Jan 8, 1948
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