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Untitled

1919

Kurt Schwitters

Associated Names

Kurt Schwitters

Artist, German, 1887 - 1948

The image displays intersecting lines and shapes across the canvas, forming an abstract composition. A circular shape is on the left and there are vertical and diagonal lines on the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut in black on cream wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Ruth B. Benedict
Dimensions

plate: 18.9 x 12.1 cm (7 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
sheet: 28 x 21.9 cm (11 x 8 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1994.60.59

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Benedict, Ruth B., Dr.

Inscriptions

printed text lower center verso: XII. / Kurt Schwitters, Holzschnitt; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 265467-15

Wikidata ID

Q75122233

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