Kurt Schwitters

Kurt Schwitters — Merz Collage and Dada Art Prints

Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) was a German avant-garde artist who developed Merz — his personal form of Dada that incorporated found objects, typographic fragments, tickets, and everyday detritus into works of genuine formal beauty. Connected to Dada, Constructivism, and Surrealism, Schwitters worked across collage, sound poetry, typography, and installation. His Merz collages and the immersive Merzbau environments anticipated much of what became late 20th-century conceptual and pop art.

Our collection includes lithographs from his Merz 3 portfolio — a series of six prints that demonstrate his ability to build structured, visually compelling compositions from abstract geometric forms. These works sit between the rigour of Constructivism and the freedom of Dada, showing Schwitters at his most controlled and deliberate.

Printing and Materials

Each Kurt Schwitters print is reproduced in our Berlin studio using archival pigment inks rated for over 100 years of colour stability. The fine art paper prints use 225g matte paper, which renders the precise edges and layered tonal shifts of his lithographic work with clarity. The canvas prints use 400g cotton canvas, adding texture and physical weight that suits the collage-like density of his compositions.

Sizes and Framing

Fine art paper prints are available in A3, 50x70 cm, 70x100 cm, and A0. Canvas prints come in 30x40 cm, 50x70 cm, and 70x100 cm — stretched on a wooden frame, ready to hang. Paper prints can be framed in solid wood — oak, black, or walnut brown. Canvas prints can also be fitted with a floating frame for a gallery-style shadow gap.

Schwitters' work connects naturally with other Dada and avant-garde artists in our collection. If you are drawn to early modernist experimentation, you may also appreciate prints by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy or explore our broader museum classics selection.

Why Buy from Kuriosis

Every Kurt Schwitters reproduction is printed in-house in our Berlin studio — no outsourcing, no drop-shipping. We handle printing, quality control, and packaging ourselves. Our materials are chosen for archival longevity: pigment inks, acid-free paper, and cotton canvas built to last. What you receive is a print made with the same care and attention as a professional printmaking workshop.