Ilka Gedő
Self-portrait

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

CultureHungarian

Titles

Self-portrait

Date1948

MediumCharcoal on laid paper

DimensionsSheet: 14 1/8 × 10 1/2 in. (35.9 × 26.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dávid and Daniel Bíró

Object number2015.652

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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, verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: OK - 45 / 13 [encircled]
On mount, verso: Inscribed in graphite: bottom center: 45. mappa / 13. kèp [Hungarian, translation: folder 45 / image 13]

Recto: Signed in graphite, in image, bottom right corner: 1947 Tauor [illegible]

On mount, interior: Estate stamp in blue ink, bottom right corner: Gedõ Ilka / hagya- / téka / 1985 [Hungarian, translation: Estate of Ilka Gedõ, 1985]
On mount, verso: 2 Estate stamps in blue ink, bottom right corner: Gedõ Ilka / hagya- / téka / 1985 [Hungarian, translation: Estate of Ilka Gedõ, 1985]

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