Anna Blume and Me-Works on Paper by Kurt Schwitters

This exhibition offers visitors the opportunity for the very first time to savour a significant yet often ignored part of Kurt Schwitters' (1887–1948) oeuvre beyond the works he realised as a “Merz” artist. Many of these approx. one hundred selected multifarious works on paper will come as a surprise as they have never been exhibited before; they were part of the Hanover-based artist's estate and represent significant watersheds in his career. They also show the development in the styles he used to express himself. Schwitters' path towards abstraction in the period around 1917 led to his next important phase, in which he experimented with Dadaism and with issues that continued to concern him for the rest of his career, while still realising both abstract compositions and landscape pieces. It demonstrates how the Merz-artist clearly considered nature studies to be much more than mere finger exercises. On the contrary, they were a source of crucial inspiration throughout his life, also providing him with a counterweight to his other work. Travel sketches and portraits stand for his drawn works as a whole during his periods in exile in Norway and England from 1937 on.
 
The exhibition has been made possible in co-operation with the Kurt and Ernst Schwitters Stiftung, Hannover, and the Kunstmuseum (museum of the arts) in Berne. A richly illustrated guide and catalogue are available (Hatje Cantz Verlag).
 
Watercolour no. 21 Anna Blume and Me, 1919 watercolour and colour pencil on paper

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