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Property from the Estate of Thomas T. Solley
Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)
Mz 26,41 okola
Details
Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)
Mz 26,41 okola
signed, dated and titled 'Kurt Schwitters 1926 Okola Mz 26, 41.' (on the artist's mount)
paper collage laid down by the artist on board
Image size: 7 x 5¼ in. (17.5 x 13.3 cm.)
Mount size: 11¾ x 8½ in. (29.9 x 21.6 cm.)
Executed in 1926
Mz 26,41 okola
signed, dated and titled 'Kurt Schwitters 1926 Okola Mz 26, 41.' (on the artist's mount)
paper collage laid down by the artist on board
Image size: 7 x 5¼ in. (17.5 x 13.3 cm.)
Mount size: 11¾ x 8½ in. (29.9 x 21.6 cm.)
Executed in 1926
Provenance
Ernst Schwitters, Lysaker (by descent from the artist, 1948).
Galerie d'Art Moderne, Basel (1956).
Rose Fried Gallery, New York.
G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh (1956).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (1961).
Paul Hänggi, Basel (1961).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel.
Ernst Schwitters, Lysaker and Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., London (acquired from the above, 1963 until 1969.)
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shore, New York (1974).
Thomas Gibson Fine Art, Ltd., London (1974).
Acquired by the late owner, 1997.
Galerie d'Art Moderne, Basel (1956).
Rose Fried Gallery, New York.
G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh (1956).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (1961).
Paul Hänggi, Basel (1961).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel.
Ernst Schwitters, Lysaker and Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., London (acquired from the above, 1963 until 1969.)
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shore, New York (1974).
Thomas Gibson Fine Art, Ltd., London (1974).
Acquired by the late owner, 1997.
Literature
W. Schmalenbach, Kurt Schwitters, Cologne, 1967, p. 161 (illustrated in color).
H.H. Arnason, A History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, London, 1969, p. 477 (illustrated).
D. Ades, Dada and Surrealism, London, 1974, p. 17 (illustrated in color).
A. Jürgens-Kirchoff, Technik und Tendenz der Montage in der bildenden Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Lahn-Geissen, 1978, p. 17 (illustrated).
A. Nill, "Rethinking Kurt Schwitters, Part Two: An Interpretation of 'Grünfleck'," Arts Magazine, January 1981, p. 8 (illustrated).
A. Nill, "Die Handlung spielt in Dresden," Kurt Schwitters: 1887-1948. Austellungen sum 99. Geburstag, exh. cat., Sprengel Museum Hannover, 1986, p. 38 (illustrated).
J. Elderfield, Kurt Schwitters, Dusseldorf, 1987, p. 197 (illustrated).
K. Werner, Kurt Schwitters, Dresden, 1987, p. 15 (illustrated in color).
D. Britt, Modern Art: Impressionism to Post-Modernism, Boston, 1989, p. 223 (illustrated in color).
G. Lascault, "Schwitters: Merz," ArtStudio, vol. 23, Winter 1991, p. 49 (illustrated in color).
D. Dietrich, The Collages of Kurt Schwitters: Tradition and Innovation, Cambridge, 1993, p. 65 (illustrated).
H. Cantz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Hannover, 2003, vol. II, p. 199, no. 1412 (illustrated).
H.H. Arnason, A History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, London, 1969, p. 477 (illustrated).
D. Ades, Dada and Surrealism, London, 1974, p. 17 (illustrated in color).
A. Jürgens-Kirchoff, Technik und Tendenz der Montage in der bildenden Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Lahn-Geissen, 1978, p. 17 (illustrated).
A. Nill, "Rethinking Kurt Schwitters, Part Two: An Interpretation of 'Grünfleck'," Arts Magazine, January 1981, p. 8 (illustrated).
A. Nill, "Die Handlung spielt in Dresden," Kurt Schwitters: 1887-1948. Austellungen sum 99. Geburstag, exh. cat., Sprengel Museum Hannover, 1986, p. 38 (illustrated).
J. Elderfield, Kurt Schwitters, Dusseldorf, 1987, p. 197 (illustrated).
K. Werner, Kurt Schwitters, Dresden, 1987, p. 15 (illustrated in color).
D. Britt, Modern Art: Impressionism to Post-Modernism, Boston, 1989, p. 223 (illustrated in color).
G. Lascault, "Schwitters: Merz," ArtStudio, vol. 23, Winter 1991, p. 49 (illustrated in color).
D. Dietrich, The Collages of Kurt Schwitters: Tradition and Innovation, Cambridge, 1993, p. 65 (illustrated).
H. Cantz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Hannover, 2003, vol. II, p. 199, no. 1412 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Prague, Kunstverein für Böhmen, Sonderaustellung Kurt Schwitters, 1926, no. 13.
Wiesbaden, Neuen Museum and elsewhere in Germany, Grosse Merzaustellung 1927, March-September 1927, no. 113.
Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover, Kurt Schwitters, 1956, no. 133.
Kunsthalle Bern, Hans Arp. Kurt Schwitters, 1956, no. 170.
Kunsthaus Zurich; Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf; The Hague, Gemeentemuseum; New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, One Hundred Paintings from the G. David Thompson Collection, October 1960-November 1961, no. 219 (illustrated in color).
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., Schwitters, 1963, no. 119 (illustrated).
Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum und Kunstverein, Kurt Schwitters: 1887-1948, 1963, no. 120 (illustrated).
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Kurt Schwitters. 1887-1948. Schilderijen, collages, sculpturen, tekeningen, 1964, no. 120 (illustrated).
University of California at Los Angeles; New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery; Kansas City, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, and Art Gallery of Toronto, Kurt Schwitters: Retrospective, March-October 1965, no. 93 (illustrated).
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts; San Francisco Museum of Art, and City Art Museum of St. Louis, Kurt Schwitters: A Retrospective Exhibition, October 1965-April 1966, no. 85.
London, Marborough Fine Art, Ltd., Modern Masters: Drawings and Watercolors, 1966, no. 98 (illustrated).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; London, Tate Gallery, and Hannover, Sprengel Museum, Kurt Schwitters, October 1985-May 1986.
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou and Musée de Grenoble, Kurt Schwitters, November 1994-November 1995, p. 378.
Wiesbaden, Neuen Museum and elsewhere in Germany, Grosse Merzaustellung 1927, March-September 1927, no. 113.
Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover, Kurt Schwitters, 1956, no. 133.
Kunsthalle Bern, Hans Arp. Kurt Schwitters, 1956, no. 170.
Kunsthaus Zurich; Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf; The Hague, Gemeentemuseum; New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, One Hundred Paintings from the G. David Thompson Collection, October 1960-November 1961, no. 219 (illustrated in color).
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., Schwitters, 1963, no. 119 (illustrated).
Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum und Kunstverein, Kurt Schwitters: 1887-1948, 1963, no. 120 (illustrated).
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Kurt Schwitters. 1887-1948. Schilderijen, collages, sculpturen, tekeningen, 1964, no. 120 (illustrated).
University of California at Los Angeles; New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery; Kansas City, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, and Art Gallery of Toronto, Kurt Schwitters: Retrospective, March-October 1965, no. 93 (illustrated).
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts; San Francisco Museum of Art, and City Art Museum of St. Louis, Kurt Schwitters: A Retrospective Exhibition, October 1965-April 1966, no. 85.
London, Marborough Fine Art, Ltd., Modern Masters: Drawings and Watercolors, 1966, no. 98 (illustrated).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; London, Tate Gallery, and Hannover, Sprengel Museum, Kurt Schwitters, October 1985-May 1986.
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou and Musée de Grenoble, Kurt Schwitters, November 1994-November 1995, p. 378.