Rudy Autio
Torso

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Artist Rudy Autio (American, 1926–2007)American, 1926–2007

CultureAmerican

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Torso

Date1980

PlaceUnited States

MediumOil crayon and tempera on paper

DimensionsFrame (outer): 41 × 31 in. (104.1 × 78.7 cm)

Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment

Object number2010.2259

Not on view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Leatrice and Melvin Eagle Collection of Contemporary Craft

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

Provenance[Exhibit A Gallery, Chicago]; Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.

"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed on a label on the back of the frame: "Exhibit A 233 E Ontario Street Chicago, Illinois 60611 312-944-1748 / RUDY AUTIO / Untitled, 1980 / Oil crayon and tempera on paper"

Printed on a sticker on the backside of the frame: "18 MAR 91 / SALE 7161 / LOT 54/2"

Printed on a sticker on the backside of the frame: "P / CHRISTIE'S"

Printed on a label on the backside of the frame: "FredEric's / Frame Studio, Inc. / 1230 West Jackson Blvd. / Chicago, Illinois 60607 / Area Code 312, / Phone 243-2950 / # 6798"

Signed lower right: "Rudy Autio 80"

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