Artist
Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt)(Venezuelan, born Germany, 1912–1994)Venezuelan, born Germany, 1912–1994
CultureVenezuelan
Titles
- Sin título
- Untitled
Date1980–1982
MediumWatercolor and crayon with scored lines on white wove paper
Dimensions26 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (67.3 × 47.9 cm)
Credit LineGiven in memory of Marisol Broido by Mrs. R. A. Calnan, Dr. Luis and Cecilia Campos, Anna Maria Correa and Francisco Bezanilla, Paul Erhsam, Maria Fahey, Dr. and Mrs. Miguel Miró-Quesada, Joe A. Walker, Jr., Elena Wortham, and Sicardi Gallery
Object number2006.1388
Non exposé
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Gego, Between Transparency and the Invisible," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 26–September 25, 2005; Museo de Arte Latinamericano de Buenos Aires, March 15–May 15, 2006; Museo de Arte del Banco de la Republica, Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, Bogotá, June 28–September 11, 2006.
"North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 7–September 27, 2009.
"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
Marked in pencil on verso lower right: "GAN / 25"
Marked in pencil on verso left edge: "AC6", other illegible marks
Marked in pencil on verso bottom edge: "nombre pinheido (?) 82"
Marked in pencil on verso left edge: "AC6", other illegible marks
Marked in pencil on verso bottom edge: "nombre pinheido (?) 82"
Marked in pencil on mount lower right below the sheet: "GEGO 80-82"
Marked in pencil on verso lower left: "Gego / 1980-82"
Marked in pencil on verso lower left: "Gego / 1980-82"
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