Dating question fails to deter Schwitters bidders

SEVEN-figure prices are rare in continental Europe, so there was jubilation in Cologne when a work by Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) climbed to €1.2m (£857,000) at Lempertz (22.04% buyer’s premium) on December 4.

Relief mit Gelbem Viereck (Relief with Yellow Rectangle), in oil, plaster, wood and metal on panel, …

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