Ursula von Rydingsvard
Gusta

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Artist Ursula von Rydingsvard (American, born Germany, 1942)American, born Germany, 1942

CultureAmerican

Titles

Gusta

Date2018

MediumCedar and graphite

Dimensions90 × 37 × 28 3/4 in. (228.6 × 94 × 73 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment

Object number2019.189

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Atrium Floor 2

On view

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

WOOD OBJECTS

ProvenanceThe artist; [Galerie Lelong & Co., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

The piece comes apart into three sections, and there are signatures on all three sections where the elements meet:

URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD
Gusta

Signed in marker on top surface of bottom section: [illegible] / URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD
Signed in marker on top surface of middle section: [illegible] / URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD
Signed in marker on bottom surface of top section: [illegible] / URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD

Stamped/burned on top surface of bottom section: COPYRIGHT © 2018 / U von Rydingsvard
Stamped/burned on top surface of middle section: COPYRIGHT © 2018 / U von Rydingsvard
Stamped/burned on bottom surface of top section: COPYRIGHT © 2018 / U von Rydingsvard

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