Wood on Wood
Artist: Kurt Schwitters (1887 - 1948)
Location: Armitt Library and Museum of Ambleside
Date: 1947
Materials: mixed media
Dimensions: 27.3 x 24.8cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £15,500 (Total: £40,500)
Vendor: Annely Juda Fine Art
Review number: 5183 (2003)
Provenance:
Edith Thomas (Wartee), the artist's partner, bequeathed 1948; Annely Juda Fine Art, 1971; Heiner Bastian Fine Arts, Berlin; private collection; Annely Juda Fine Art.
Description:
This assemblage was created whilst the artist was living at Ambleside. It is an organic piece inspired by the materials and landscapes surrounding him. A simple twig, nailed to a piece of wood, on a wooden background painted in muted tones is representative of the scenery in which Schwitters was living.
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