SCHWITTERS, Kurt (1887-1948) - photo 1
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SCHWITTERS, Kurt (1887-1948)

Lot 175
05.11.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1487802
Lot 175 | SCHWITTERS, Kurt (1887-1948)
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€ 3 000 – 4 000
SCHWITTERS, Kurt (1887-1948)
Die Kathedrale. Hanovre : Paul Steegemann Verlag, 1920.

Édition originale, sous le sceau de Dada, matérialisé par le fragile papillon qui manque souvent. From Manet to Hockney, p.162 ; Castleman, pp. 51 et 158 : “In 1919, Kurt Schwitters reformulated his Dada collages of cast-off papers into a pamphlet, Die Kathedrale, a few pages of lithographs made from transfers of pieces of leather and other materials interspersed with words in several languages . Each printed page faced a blank one, presenting Schwitter’s printed versions of collages as separate compositions”. “The collages for which Schwitters is well known were made of bits of discarded papers – the tickets, bills and ephemera of daily life. In this booklet, the bits are printing type, doodles, and old shoe soles. Rebelling against traditional forms and techniques, Schwitters used such ephemera as the construction material for an ideal building, or cathedral”).

In-8 (223 x 144 mm). Tirage limité à 3000 exemplaires d'après Castleman. Couverture originale. 8 lithographies de Kurt Schwitters, dont la couverture rouge brique sur laquelle est collé un papillon imprimé. Livre n°41 sur les 42 de la série Die Silbergäle (manques au papillon, plat supérieur de la couverture légèrement passé).

First edition of this Dada pamphlet, limited to 3000 copies.
Place of origin:Germany
Auction house category:Printed books
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