Ilka Gedő
Self-portrait

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Artist Ilka Gedő (Hungarian, 1921–1985)Hungarian, 1921–1985

CultureHungarian

Titles

Self-portrait

Date1947

MediumCharcoal on wove paper

DimensionsSheet: 8 × 6 1/4 in. (20.3 × 15.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dávid and Daniel Bíró

Object number2015.650

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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 Daniel Bíró, Budapest, Hungary; MFAH 2015.
Exhibition HistoryChamber exhibition, Hungary's National Theatre, Budapest, March 22–April 23, 2013.

"Leaving Traces: Drawings by Ilka Gedo" The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, March 9, 2024-Sept. 2, 2024 [Sixth Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

On mount, exterior: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: 37
On mount, interior: Inscribed in graphite, lower center: 54 mappa / 3. Kèp [Hungarian, translation: Folder 54 / Image 37
On mount, verso: Inscribed in ink, bottom left corner: MNG - Kiàllitas [Hunagrian, translation: MNG - Exhibition]

On mount, interior: 2 Stamps in blue ink, bottom right corner: Gedõ Ilka / hagya- / téka / 1985 [Hungarian, translation: Estate of Ilka Gedõ, 1985]
On mount, verso: 2 Stamps in blue ink, bottom right corner: Gedõ Ilka / hagya- / téka / 1985 [Hungarian, translation: Estate of Ilka Gedõ, 1985]
Recto: Watermark, lower right: [oval with indecipherable text and hand?]

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