Kurt Schwitters

Kurt Schwitters, “Santa Klaus”, Cut and Pasted Colored and Printed Papers on Paper with Cardstock Border, 1922, 28 x 28 cm, Museum of Modern Art, New York

Kurt Hermann Schwitters, born in January of 1948, was a German artist. He 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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