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Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)  

Aliases: Kurt Herman Edward Karl Julius Schwitters
Professions: Painter; Modelleur; Collage Artist; Sculptor

Biography

(b Hannover, 20 June 1887; d Kendal, Westmorland, England, 8 Jan 1948). German painter, sculptor, designer and writer. He studied at the Kunstakademie in Dresden (1909–14) and served as a clerical officer and mechanical draughtsman during World War I. At first his painting was naturalistic and then Impressionistic, until he came into contact with Expressionist art, particularly the art associated with Der Sturm , in 1918. He painted mystical and apocalyptic landscapes, such as Mountain ... (view more)

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Literature: Books and Other References on Schwitters

'Kurt Schwitters: Catalogue Raisonne, 1937-1946 (Catalogue Raisonne)'
by Kurt Schwitters
'Kurt Schwitters: Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. 2, 1923-1936'
by Kurt Schwitters
'Kurt Schwitters: Catalogue Raisonne: Volume I 1905-1922'
by Kurt Schwitters
'Kurt Merz Schwitters: A Biographical Study'
by Gwendolen Webster

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Kurt Schwitters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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