Kleine Dada Soirée (Small Dada Evening)

1922

Theo van Doesburg and Kurt Schwitters

Associated Names
Theo van Doesburg

Artist, Dutch, 1883 - 1931

Kurt Schwitters

Artist, German, 1887 - 1948

This print displays a complex arrangement of letters and words overlapping with one another. The page is covered with lines of black text in different fonts and sizes, different chunks facing different directions. There are also small black illustrations, such as pointing hands, arrows, and a small deer. Overlapping with these black words and images, the word "DADA" has been printed in thick letters with bright red ink several times on the off-white page.”

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithographic poster/program, printed in red and black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.16 x 30.16 cm (11 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.124.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Europe (?). Private collection, Toronto, until October, 2010; (Ars Libri, Boston, MA); purchased 2010 by NGA.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q76557381

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