Ilka Gedő
Untitled (Folder 55, Drawing 53), from the series Budapest Ganz Factory

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

CultureHungarian

Titles

Untitled (Folder 55, Drawing 53), from the series Budapest Ganz Factory

Date1948

MediumGraphite on wove paper, mounted on wove paper

DimensionsSheet: 19 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (49.3 × 35 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dávid and Dániel Bíró

Object number2022.354

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceArtist’s possession, 1944-1985, Budapest, Hungary; to Ilka Gedő Estate, administered by Dávid Bíró, Budapest, Hungary, 1985-2022; given to MFAH, 2022
Exhibition HistoryDrawing from the Ganz factory series of 1947-48 were illustrated in 'Ilka Gedo (1921-1985) Drawings and Pastels, November 21-December 29 1995, organized in co-operation with Janos Gat Gallery and Shepherd Gallery, 21 East 84th Street, New York, NY 10028.

"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

Recto [of mount]: Inscribed in green felt tip pen, center bottom edge: 55/53
Recto [of mount]: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: OK - 55/53

Verso: Stamp in blue ink, bottom left corner: [partial, illegible]
Recto [of mount]: Stamp in blue ink, bottom right corner: GEDO ILKA / [illegible] - / [illegible] / 1985

Catalogue raisonnéThe Complete Works of Ilka Gedő (1921-1985) Digitized Catalogue Raisonné: http://mek.oszk.hu/kiallitas/gedo_ilka/

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