George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK)

Letters from Geo. Gatey & Son to the Museum of Modern Art and Edith Thomas about the sale of Schwitters’ work

16 March 1948

Letter from Geo. Gatey & Son to the Museum of Modern Art about the sale of Schwitters’ work

Letter concerning the prices that Schwitters' work held at the Museum were to be sold at following his death.

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George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK)
Recipient
Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA)
Date
16 March 1948
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Kurt Schwitters, ‘Letter from Geo. Gatey & Son to the Museum of Modern Art about the sale of Schwitters’ work’ 16 March 1948

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Created by
George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK)
Title
Letters from Geo. Gatey & Son to the Museum of Modern Art and Edith Thomas about the sale of Schwitters’ work
Date
16 March 1948
Description
Letters concerning the prices that Schwitters' work held at the Museum were to be sold at following his death.
Format
Document - correspondence
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by Edith Thomas's son, Geoff Thomas, in 1995.
Reference
TGA 9510/3/1/19
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