The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Little Dance

Little Dance

1920
(German, 1887–1948)
Germany, 20th century
collage
Sheet: 13.1 x 10.4 cm (5 3/16 x 4 1/8 in.); Mounted: 23 x 17 cm (9 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art 1963.1
Location: not on view

Description

With collages of densely interwoven scraps of paper gleaned from daily life, Schwitters produced dynamic compositions in which the interaction of the materials becomes a kind of dance. Notice here the way the color red "dances" among the subdued tones of white, gray, and ocher.
  • [Sidney Janis Gallery, New York]
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    Directions in Drawing: 1750-1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
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    Kurt Schwitters and Related Developments. La Jolla Museum of Art, La Jolla, CA (organizer) (March 9-May 6, 1973).
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  • {{cite web|title=Little Dance|url=false|author=Kurt Schwitters|year=1920|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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