Artist Monograph

Kurt Schwitters, German

German, 1887–1948

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Other Media 89 54.3%
Lithography 36 22%
Printmaking 17 10.4%
Drawing 10 6.1%
Oil Painting 3 1.8%
Sculpture 2 1.2%
Watercolor 1 0.6%
Gouache 1 0.6%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Architecture & Design 105 64%
Drawings & Prints 57 34.8%
Painting & Sculpture 2 1.2%

Production by Decade

1
0s
7
1910s
128
1920s
24
1930s
4
1940s

Classification Types

  • Design — 105
  • Drawing — 37
  • Print — 10
  • Illustrated Book — 10
  • Painting — 1
  • Sculpture — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)12074.5%
Medium (30–100 cm)4024.8%
Large (1–3 m)10.6%

Range: 10.0 cm → 122.7 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19351
19362
19398
19501
19529
195318
19541
19552
19641
19675
19682
19751
19777
19805
19853
199928
201514
201856

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 4, 408" — 1

German Contemporaries

  1. 835 Lilly Reich
  2. 750 August Sander
  3. 270 Thomas Schütte
  4. 260 Martin Kippenberger
  5. 224 Michael Schmidt