Art, literature & historyAerated VIII
1942
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Collage composed of cut, torn, and pasted paper elements, and nailed wood element, with photograph, oil paint and graphite on cream wove paper laid down on canvas adhered to a strainer
- Dimensions
- 50.7 × 40.2 cm (20 × 15 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1959.19
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Aerated VIII — Kurt Schwitters. 1942.
Medium: Collage composed of cut, torn, and pasted paper elements, and nailed wood element, with photograph, oil paint and graphite on cream wove paper laid down on canvas adhered to a strainer. Dimensions: 50.7 × 40.2 cm (20 × 15 7/8 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.