KURT SCHWITTERS (1887-1948) Z 106 Kirche bäumt Dorf (Executed in 1918)

KURT SCHWITTERS (1887-1948)
Z 106 Kirche bäumt Dorf
inscribed 'Z 106 Kirche bäumt Dorf' (on the reverse)
black pencil on paper
19.2 x 13.8cm (7 9/16 x 5 7/16in).
Executed in 1918
Footnotes:
Provenance
Ernst Schwitters Collection, Lysaker (the artist's brother; by descent from the above in 1948, until 1962).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, no. 3221 (acquired from the above in 1962, until 1967).
Anon. sale, Dr. Ernst Hauswedell, Hamburg, 18 November 1967, lot 917.
Private collection, London (acquired at the above sale).

Exhibited
Ascona, Galleria Castelnuovo, Kleine Meisterwerke grosser Künstler, August - November 1965, no. 9.

Literature
K. Orchard & I. Schulz, Kurt Schwitters, Catalogue raisonné, Vol. I, 1905-1922, Hanover, 2000, no. 346 (illustrated p. 158).
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Condition
The sheet is attached at all four corners. The upper edge is perforated. soft historic mount rubbing to the outer edges. A discrete repaired tear (approx. 1cm) to the right upper edge. Soft handling creases in places. The sheet has darkened slightly.In our opinion, the work is in overall excellent condition.