Kurt Schwitters
(1887–1948) tysk bildkonstnär och poet
Kurt Schwitters (Norway, 1887–1948) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, a printmaker, a draughtsman, a photographer, and a designer. By year of birth, Kurt Schwitters belongs to the chapter ‘The interwar years’ in this site’s history of art.
Kurt Schwitters was born in Hanover and died in Kendal. The teachers included Carl Ludwig Noah Bantzer and Emanuel Hegenbarth. Kurt Schwitters worked in Hjertøya, Lysaker, Lake District, and Hanover. Wikidata associates Kurt Schwitters with Dada. Kurt Schwitters became a member of Deutscher Werkbund and die abstrakten hannover.
The best-known works include ‘Merzbau’, ‘An Anna Blume’, and ‘Ursonate’. The works belong mainly to the genre abstract art. The catalogue has 8 works by Kurt Schwitters with free images. The dated works span the years 1918–1947. Works by Kurt Schwitters are held by Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Musée Granet, and Museum Ludwig.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Pola Gauguin, István Farkas, Axel Revold, Estella Canziani, and Sargent Claude Johnson.