Merzbild 1A (The Psychiatrist) — Kurt Schwitters

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Artist: Kurt Schwitters
Date: 1919
Location: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

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Kurt Schwitters

Kurt Schwitters transformed everyday fragments into art, famously coining 'Merz' from a bank's discarded letterhead.

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