Ilka Gedő
Self-portrait

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Artist Ilka GedőHungarian, 1921–1985

CultureHungarian

Titles

Self-portrait

Date1947

MediumGraphite on wove paper

DimensionsSheet: 8 1/16 × 11 7/16 in. (20.4 × 29.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dávid and Daniel Bíró

Object number2015.649

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 207

On view

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceIlka Gedõ (1921-1985); to Ilka Gedõ Estate, administered by Dávid Bíró, Budapest, Hungary, 1985-1994; inherited by sons, Dávid Bíró and Endre Bíró, Budapest, Hungary; MFAH 2015.
Exhibition HistoryChamber exhibition, Hungary's National Theatre, Budapest, March 22–April 23, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Inscribed in graphite, in image, bottom right corner: 1948 / [illegible]
On mount, verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower right: OK-23 /
On mount, verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: 18

On mount, interior: Stamp in blue ink, bottom right corner: Gedõ Ilka / hagya- / téka / 1985 [Hungarian, translation: Estate of Ilka Gedõ, 1985]
On mount, verso: Stamp in blue ink, bottom right corner: Gedõ Ilka / hagya- / téka / 1985 [Hungarian, translation: Estate of Ilka Gedõ, 1985]

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