Ursula von Rydingsvard
Gusta

Gusta

© Ursula von Rydingsvard Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.

Gusta
Gusta
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Gusta
Date2018
MediumCedar and graphite
Dimensions90 × 37 × 28 3/4 in. (228.6 × 94 × 73 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2019.189
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Atrium Floor 2
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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Galerie Lelong & Co., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The piece comes apart into three sections, and there are signatures on all three sections where the elements meet:

URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD
Gusta


Signed in marker on top surface of bottom section: [illegible] / URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD
Signed in marker on top surface of middle section: [illegible] / URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD
Signed in marker on bottom surface of top section: [illegible] / URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD
Stamped/burned on top surface of bottom section: COPYRIGHT © 2018 / U von Rydingsvard
Stamped/burned on top surface of middle section: COPYRIGHT © 2018 / U von Rydingsvard
Stamped/burned on bottom surface of top section: COPYRIGHT © 2018 / U von Rydingsvard

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