Kurt Schwitters at the Armitt

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Kurt Schwitters at the Armitt
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These works are currently on display at the Armitt.

Title	Thumbnail	Item	Media	Date	From:
"Wood on Wood"	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung	Assemblage	wood on wood assemblage	1947	Armitt Museum
Spring flowers	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung	Sketch	Pencil sketch	1940	Private collection
Spring flowers 2	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung	Sketch	Pencil sketch	1940	Private collection
Harbour scene	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung	Sketch	Pencil sketch	c1940	Private collection
Untitled	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung	Abstract	Oil on asbestos tile	c1941	Private collection
Dr Johnston	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung	Portrait of Dr George Ainslie Johnston playing chess with KS	Oil on board	1946	Armitt Museum
Rots Allt!		Newspaper collage on reverse of Dr Johnston Made by Ernst Schwitters	Collage of newspaper cuttings - fair condition	1943	Armitt Museum
Sketch of an unknown man	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung	Pencil portrait	Pencil	c1940s	Armitt Museum acquisition thanks to the generosity of the National Art Collections Fund and the Friends of the Armitt Trust
Molly Varty		Portrait of Molly Varty	Oil on board	1945	Varty Family
Harry Pierce	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung	Portrait of Harry Pierce at Cylinders Farm	Oil on board	1947	Pierce Family
Ida Pierce	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung	Unfinished portrait of Harry’s wife, Ida.	Oil on board	1947	Pierce Family
Bill Pierce	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung	Portrait of Bill Pierce in RAF battledress uniform.	Oil on board	1947	Pierce Family
Unknown title		Newspaper collage on reverse of Bill Pierce portrait Made by Ernst Schwitters	Collage of newspaper cuttings – very good condition, subject matter yet to be discovered	Unknown (c1943?)	Pierce family
Anvil stone		Stone sculpture from the Merzbarn	Dark Stone	c1947	Pierce Family
Merz Barn		Doorway sign from the Merzbarn	Oil on wood (highly faded)	c1947	Pierce Family
Landscape with tree	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung		Oil on board	c1947	Armitt Museum
Conrad Slater	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung		Oil on board	1947	Private collection
Nora Slater	© Kurt und Ernst Schwitters Stiftung		Oil on board	1947	Private collection
Busk House		Unfinished landscape of cottage	Oil on board	1946	Richard North
KS by El Lissitsky	© DACS 2003	Photo-montage by El Lissitsky c1924	Photo montage	c1924	Private collection
Unknown title		Newspaper collage on reverse of Bill Pierce portrait Made by Ernst Schwitters	Collage of newspaper cuttings – very good condition, subject matter yet to be discovered	Unknown (c1943?)	Pierce family

[ Alien at Ambleside ] [ Dr G A Johnston ] [ Merz Lives On ] [ Kurt Schwitters at the Armitt ] [ KS - An Appreciation by Russell Mills ] [ Newspaper Collages ] [ Wood on Wood ]
[ Kurt Schwitters at the Armitt 2 ] [ Kurt Schwitters at the Armitt 3 ] [ Kurt Schwitters at the Armitt 4 ] [ Kurt Schwitters at the Armitt 5 ] [ Kurt Schwitters at the Armitt 6 ] [ Kurt Schwitters Roadshow ] [ El Lissitsky ]