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Kurt Schwitters
(1887 - 1948)
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Lived/Active: Germany/United Kingdom
Known for: abstract painting, collage, poetry, environmental sculpture
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Kurt Schwitters creator of the magazine MERZ spent his life creating works of art and literature following this form. This art consists of discarded and rejected objects which the artist found or received from friends and associates.
Born in 1887 in Hanover, Germany Schwitters’ parents encouraged him in his art studies. He attended the Kunstgewerbeschule in Hanover and the Kunstakademie in Dresden until 1914. He returned to Hanover and married Helma Fischer. (showing 500 of 2973 characters). |
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