Artist
Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt)(Venezuelan, born Germany, 1912–1994)Venezuelan, born Germany, 1912–1994
CultureVenezuelan
Titles
- Sin título (Tamarind 1845 estado II)
- Untitled (Tamarind 1845 State II)
Date1966
MediumLithograph on paper, edition 20/20
Dimensions22 1/8 × 22 1/8 in. (56.2 × 56.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.1727
Non exposé
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Questioning the Line: Gego, A Selection, 1955-90," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 17–May 19, 2002.
"Gego: Line as Object," Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany, November 29, 2013–March 2, 2014; Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Germany, March 29–June 29, 2014; Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, England, July 24–October 19, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil on verso lower left: GLit-LPA-661845II-20/20
Inscribed in pencil on verso lower right edge: (printer/publishers stamps) ? 1845 State II / magrane (?) Italia
Inscribed in pencil on verso lower center: MBA 714
Inscribed in pencil recto lower left: 20/20
Inscribed in pencil on verso lower right edge: (printer/publishers stamps) ? 1845 State II / magrane (?) Italia
Inscribed in pencil on verso lower center: MBA 714
Inscribed in pencil recto lower left: 20/20
Signed in pencil recto lower left edge: Gego 66
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Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt)
1961
Monotype on Japanese mulberry paper with tiny perforations
2010.1735
