About Kurt Schwitters
German · 1887–1948 · Dada
building three Merzbau installations in three countries, losing all of them, and allegedly sculpting with oatmeal while interned as an enemy alien
Read full biography →Kurt Schwitters's works are held in 32 museums worldwide, including Sprengel Museum, National Gallery of Art, and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
🇫🇮 Finland
1 museum
- 1 works
Finnish National Gallery
Helsinki, Finland
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🇫🇷 France
4 museums
- 2 works
Musée d'art moderne de Paris
Musée d’Art Moderne, France
Also here - 1 works
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
Tue–Sun 09:30–18:00 (Thu until 21:45); closed Mon€16 adultsSolférino (12 (Métro); RER C)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Musée National d'Art Moderne
Centre Pompidou-Metz, France
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1 works
Musée Granet
Aix-en-Provence, France
🇩🇪 Germany
9 museums
- 385 works
Sprengel Museum
Sammlungszentrum Hannover, Germany
- 5 works
Museum Ludwig
Gebäudekomplex der Kölner Philharmonie und des Museum Ludwig, Germany
- 3 works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Neue Nationalgalerie, Germany
- 2 works
Dresden City Museum
Landhaus, Germany
- 1 works
Berlinische Galerie
Berlin, Germany
- 1 works
Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung
Hanover, Germany
Also here - 1 works
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
- 1 works
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany
- 1 works
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Ungersbau, Germany
🇮🇱 Israel
1 museum
- 3 works
Israel Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
🇯🇵 Japan
1 museum
- 1 works
Yokohama Museum of Art
Yokohama, Japan
🇳🇱 Netherlands
3 museums
- 2 works
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2 works
Museum Belvédère
Heerenveen, Netherlands
- 1 works
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Building of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Netherlands
🇪🇸 Spain
2 museums
- 5 works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Palace of Villahermosa, Spain
- 1 works
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
Valencia, Spain
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
3 museums
- 5 works
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Kendal, United Kingdom
- 1 works
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, United Kingdom
- 1 works
Hatton Gallery
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
🇺🇸 United States
8 museums
- 24 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 11:00–18:00FreeArchives – Navy Memorial (Green & Yellow)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 3 works
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery Swartwout Building, United States
Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 13:00–17:00; closed MonFreeNew Haven Union Station (Metro-North New Haven Line)Confirm on museum website before visiting. -
3 works
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Upper East Side, United States
- 2 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Sun–Tue, Thu 10:00–17:00; Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; closed WedAdults $30, students $17 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents)86 St (4, 5, 6)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 2 works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
- 1 works
Museum of Modern Art
Midtown Manhattan, United States
Daily 10:30–17:30 (Sat until 19:00; first Fri of month until 20:00)Adults $30, students $17Fifth Av / 53 St (E, M)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
The Phillips Collection
Duncan Phillips House, United States
- 1 works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Where did Kurt Schwitters live?
Kurt Schwitters was born in Hanover. He also lived in Dresden and Berlin, where he studied.Where is Kurt Schwitters from?
Kurt Schwitters was Germany, born in 1887 and died in 1948.Who is Kurt Schwitters?
Herman Edward Karl Julius Schwitters was born in Hanover on 20 June 1887. He attended the Kunstgewerbeschule in Hanover from 1908 to 1909, and from 1909 to 1914, he studied at the Kunstakademie Dresden.What materials did Kurt Schwitters use?
Schwitters created pictures made of waste materials. He began this practice in 1919, one year after the end of the First World War, and called them Merz pictures.Who was Kurt Schwitters?
Herman Edward Karl Julius Schwitters was born in Hanover on 20 June 1887. He attended the Kunstgewerbeschule in Hanover from 1908 to 1909, and from 1909 to 1914, he studied at the Kunstakademie Dresden.Was Kurt Schwitters a dadaist?
Kurt Schwitters was a Dadaist. Some considered him a natural-born Dadaist, while others thought he was an accidental one.Why was Kurt Schwitters exiled?
Schwitters fled his homeland in 1936 because of signs of impending danger. This was partly due to his prominence as a 'degenerate' artist.What is merz Kurt Schwitters?
Merz was a concept formulated by Kurt Schwitters in 1919. It permitted the use of any and all materials for collages and paintings with collage elements.
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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Kurt Schwitters's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Institut Valencià d'Art Modern Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Sprengel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Musée Granet Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Finnish National Gallery Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] book guggenheim-futurismmodernfo00solo Used for: biography.
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