KURT SCHWITTERS (1887-1948) 57 COLLAGES: KURT SCHWITTERS / SIDNEY JANIS GALLERY. 1956.
22 1/4x14 3/4 inches, 56 1/2x37 1/2 cm.
Condition A- / B+: minor time-staining, creases and tears in margins and along horizontal and vertical folds; tipped to board. Framed.
Sidney Janis, as a collector, patron of Modern and Contemporary art and gallery owner, was instrumental in promoting European art and artists to the American public. His scholarly, curated exhibitions covered the whole scope of 20th century art, helping to expose generations of Americans to different styles and ideas. He had two separate exhibitions of collages by Kurt Schwitters, in 1956, and again in 1959. This photolithographic poster, printed on an actual page from the New York Times (making each poster for the exhibition slightly different), has become rare. MoMA 876.1979.