Merz 79. Heart-Clover (Merz 79. Herz-Klee)

Provenance

Collection of the artist; by descent to Ernst Schwitters, Lysaker, 1948–1956; Gutekuns und Klipstein, Bern, 1956; G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh; (Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, March 23 and 24, 1966, lot 30); acquired at sale by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, 1966; gift to NGA, 2021

Merz 79. Heart-Clover (Merz 79. Herz-Klee)

Schwitters, Kurt

1920

Accession Number

2021.83.2

Medium

torn and cut-and-pasted paper, printed paper, and fabric with opaque watercolor on paper, mounted to board

Dimensions

sheet: 26.8 × 21.2 cm (10 9/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lauder in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

Tags

Color: Gold Color: White