- Created by
- Ernst Schwitters 1918–1996
- Title
- Letter from Ernst Schwitters to Geo. Gatey & Son about the sale of some of Kurt Schwitters’ work
- Date
- 7 February 1949
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented by Edith Thomas's son, Geoff Thomas, in 1995.
- Reference
- TGA 9510/3/1/33
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24 February 1949
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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
George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK), recipient: Edith “Wanty” Thomas Letter from Geo. Gatey & Son to Edith Thomas about the transport of Schwitters’ work
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George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK), recipients: Margaret Miller, Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA) Letter from Geo. Gatey & Son to Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art about the transport of Schwitters’ work
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Margaret Miller, Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA), recipient: George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK) Letter from Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art to Geo. Gatey & Son about the sale of Schwitters’ work
6 April 1948
George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK), recipient: Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA) Letter to the Museum of Modern Art from Geo. Gatey & Son regarding payment for the sale of Schwitters’ work and the transport of his works
26 July 1949
George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK), recipient: Edith “Wanty” Thomas Letter from Geo. Gatey & Son to Edith Thomas regarding the transport of Schwitters’ work
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Sylvia Hope, Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA), recipient: George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK) Letter sent with a cheque by Sylvia Hope at the Museum of Modern Art to the Estate of Kurt Schwitters at Geo. Gatey & Son solicitors
24 February 1949
Margaret Miller, Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA) Letter from Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art to Geo. Gatey & Son about the sale of Schwitters’ work, ‘Paper Clouds’ and interest from the Pinacotheca Gallery in obtaining some of Schwitters’ work
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Edith “Wanty” Thomas, recipient: Ernst Schwitters Letter to Ernst Schwitters from Edith Thomas (‘Wanty’) about Kurt Schwitters’ affairs following his death
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Edith “Wanty” Thomas, recipients: Harold Handley, George Gatey & Son Solicitors (Windermere, UK) Letter to Mr Handley at Geo. Gatey & Son from Edith Thomas regarding the transport and sale of Schwitters’ work
29 March 1949
Margaret Miller, Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA) Letter from Margaret Miller at the Museum of Modern Art to Geo. Gatey & Son with letter from Margaret to Eve Schwitters enclosed
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