Live Auction 2595Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)
Lot 153

Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)

Mz 291. Doktorchen.

Closed8 November 2012

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USD 194,500

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Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)
Mz 291. Doktorchen.
signed, dated and titled 'K. Schwitters. 1921. Mz 291. Doktorchen.' (on the artist's mount)
fabric and paper collage on paper affixed to the artist's mount
Collage size (sight): 4¼ x 3¼ in. (10.8 x 8.3 cm.)
Mount size: 8½ x 6 1/8 in. (21.6 x 15.6 cm.)
Executed in 1921

Katherine S. Dreier, New York (acquired from the artist, 1947).
The Pinacotheca, New York.
Jack Freilicher, Smithtown, New York (acquired from the above).
Private collection, Smithtown, New York (by descent from the above); sale, Christie's, London, 7 February 2002, lot 373.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

Dr. Karin Orchard and Dr. Isabel Schulz, editors of the Kurt Schwitters catalogue raisonné, will include this work in their forthcoming supplement with the revised title Mz 291. Doktorchen.