Kurt Schwitters. Der Lustgalgen, postcard to C.R. de Boer, 1924

Card with handwritten text, on both sides, by Schwitters sent to architect De Boer, Drachten, The Netherlands. Original postcard Schwitters' Merzplastik Der Lustgalgen, Verlag Steegemann Hannover, 14 x 9 cm, purple pencil on paper. Dated 3.6.24.

Schwitters announces that the commissioned works 'Kasten' (collaged boxes) for both Rinsema and De Boer will be ready in four weeks, and invites De Boer for a visit and pick-up. The card is in good condition, but the pencil has faded on the side with the Merz image. Provenance: collection K. Schippers. Full transcription in K. Schippers, Holland Dada 2000 p. 235.