Artist
Kurt Schwitters
German, 1887–1948
Kurt Schwitters was a German Art Brut artist. 16 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Kurt Schwitters was born in Hanover.
Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but lived in exile from 1937. Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including Dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography, and what came to be known as installation art. He is most famous for his collages, called "Merz Pictures".
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