About Kurt Schwitters
building three Merzbau installations in three countries, losing all of them, and allegedly sculpting with oatmeal while interned as an enemy alien
Where to see Kurt Schwitters
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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383 works
Sprengel Museum
Hanover, Germany
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5 works
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Kendal, United Kingdom
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4 works
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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3 works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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3 worksSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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3 works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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3 works
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
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2 works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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2 works
Dresden City Museum
Dresden, Germany
Also here (3)
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2 works
Musée d'art moderne de Paris
Paris, France
Also here (6)
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Construction for Noble Ladies - Kurt Schwitters
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Mz 410 - Kurt Schwitters
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Merz 3 Portfolio: Plate 1 - Kurt Schwitters
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Merzbild Rossfett - Kurt Schwitters
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Mai 191 - Kurt Schwitters
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Picture with Light Center - Kurt Schwitters
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The Hitler Gang - Kurt Schwitters
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2 works
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2 works
Museum Belvédère
Heerenveen, Netherlands
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2 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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1 worksMusée Granet
Aix-en-Provence, France
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1 works
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Cologne, Germany
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1 works
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
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1 works
Finnish National Gallery
Helsinki, Finland
Also here (6)
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1 works
Yokohama Museum of Art
Yokohama, Japan
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1 works
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany
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1 works
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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1 works
Hatton Gallery
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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1 works
The Phillips Collection
Washington D.C., United States
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1 works
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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1 works
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
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1 works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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1 works
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
The Hague, Netherlands
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1 works
Berlinische Galerie
Berlin, Germany
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1 works
Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung
Hanover, Germany
Also here (1)
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0 works
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
Valencia, Spain
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0 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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0 works
Israel Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
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0 works
Musée National d'Art Moderne
Paris, France
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See all Kurt Schwitters prints →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.
- [8] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
- [9] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography.
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