Kurt Schwitters
Painting, Visual Artist
1887 – 1948
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Who was Kurt Schwitters?
Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters was a German painter who was born in Hanover, Germany.
Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including Dada, Constructivism, Surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography, and what came to be known as installation art. He is most famous for his collages, called Merz Pictures.
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- Born
- Jun 20, 1887
Hanover - Also known as
- Schwitters, Kurt
- Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters
- Parents
- Spouses
- Helma Fischer
(1915/10/05 - 1944)
- Helma Fischer
- Children
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts Dresden
- Lived in
- Hanover
- Died
- Jan 8, 1948
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on July 23, 2013
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