Ilka Gedő
Self-portrait

Self-portrait

© 1947 Estate of Ilka Gedö

Self-portrait
Self-portrait
ArtistHungarian, 1921–1985
CultureHungarian
Titles
  • Self-portrait
Date1947
MediumCharcoal on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 1/8 × 9 1/8 in. (35.9 × 23.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dávid and Daniel Bíró
Object number2015.651
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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, recto: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner, inside: 68
On mount, verso: Inscribed in ink, lower center left: 45. mappa / 27. kèp MNG - kiàllitas [Hungarian, translation: folder 45 / image 27 MNG - exhibition]
On mount, verso: Inscribed in graphite, top center left: 45 mappa / 27. kèp [inverted] [Hungarian, translation: folder 45 / image 27]
On mount, recto: Stamp in blue ink, bottom right corner: Gedõ Ilka / hagya- / téka / 1985 [Hungarian, translation: Estate of Ilka Gedõ, 1985]

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