Gwendolen Webster — Kurt Merz Schwitters / A biographical study

University of Wales Press. 1997, Hardcover with dust jacket, very good cond. tiny tear in dj. Review “. . . commendably thorough in her researches into the life of this remarkable man . . .Gwendolen Webster is to be congratulated on making the life and work of this incredible man so readily accessible to the English reading public.” –Modern Language Review ― Modern Language Review Product Description One of the masters of collage and the inventor of 'Merz' - art from rubbish - Kurt Schwitters has been hailed successively as the great precursor of Pop Art and Happenings, the grandfather of Concept Art, Fluxus and multimedia art, and the visionary herald of Postmodernism.Kurt Merz Schwitters not only examines the remarkable life of the artist but also explores the background to some of his greatest works, including his huge and enigmatic Cathedral of Erotic Misery, and places him in his historical context, one of a select group who for over a decade fought a courageous battle against the encroaching Nazi dictatorship. He died in exile in England in 1948, poverty-stricken, but, as he foresaw, his pictures now fetch vast sums and are exhibited in the world's leading art galleries. About the Author Gwendolen Webster is a freelance writer and translator living in Germany.