Not on display
- Artist
- Kurt Schwitters 1887–1948
- Medium
- Metal, plaster and stone
- Dimensions
- Object: 250 × 130 × 130 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased 1990
- Reference
- T05767
Display caption
Schwitters arrived in Britain as an exile in 1940 and remained here for the rest of his life. Primarily celebrated for collages and reliefs made from found materials, he also made sculptures throughout his career. They included small-scale works, and objects made for a series of sculptural environments. The sculptures on display here were made in England by Schwitters towards the end of his life. They are characterised by an inventive use of found objects, pieces of wood or wire and materials, such as plaster, fashioned by the artist. Although abstract, their shapes are biomorphic, recalling the forms of nature, and their suggestive titles demonstrate a wry sense of humour.
Gallery label, August 2004
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