Art, literature & historyFor the Modern
1947
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Collage composed of cut, torn, and painted paper elements, on wood-pulp board, laid down on tan wove paper
- Dimensions
- 22.6 × 18.1 cm (8 15/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2018.350
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
For the Modern — Kurt Schwitters. 1947.
Medium: Collage composed of cut, torn, and painted paper elements, on wood-pulp board, laid down on tan wove paper. Dimensions: 22.6 × 18.1 cm (8 15/16 × 7 3/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.