Artist
Ursula von Rydingsvard(American, born Germany, 1942)American, born Germany, 1942
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
Exposé
Explore Further
Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
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
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
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
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
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.
Ursula von Rydingsvard
2016
Pulp paper with silk, pigment and linen and handmade paper, edition 2/20
2021.397
early 20th century
Wood, lacquer, gold powder, mother-of-pearl, wool, mica, steel, brass, silver, bone, feather, paper, ink, gilt, silvered and brocaded paper, silk wrapping cloths
2012.416.1-.11
Karel Appel
1988
Photographs, dye diffusion transfer (Polaroid), acrylic paint, plywood, glass mirror, hemp rope, and metal stand
2013.98
Edmund Townsend
c. 1765–1785
Mahogany; eastern white pine; chestnut; yellow poplar, and cedar
B.99.24