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Komposition mit Kopf im Profil

Kurt Schwitters

Artwork Details

Komposition mit Kopf im Profil
1921
Kurt Schwitters
lithograph on paper
15 1/4 in x 11 1/8 in (38.74 cm x 28.26 cm);19 in x 14 in (48.26 cm x 35.56 cm)
Museum Purchase
1968/2.10

Description

Subject Matter:

Composition with Head in Left Profile was Kurt Schwitters' contribution to the portfolio published by the Bauhaus School titled New European Graphics, Portfolio III: German Artists. Schwitters was heavily involved in the Dada movement and published several pieces of poetry during the time he participated in creation of the portfolio.

Physical Description:

This abstract composition shows a loose collection of shapes, out of which appears the profile of a human head, showing the left side of the face. Around the head are arrows, circles with spokes, cross-hatched lines, a number four, and a heart. 

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