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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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