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The personal papers of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky

April 1823–[2006]

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Available online are items of correspondence from family and friends, professional correspondence, diaries, writings and photographs.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky 1906–1996
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by the Trustees of the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust, March 2012
Reference
TGA 20129

3,507 objects in this collection

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      1,920 Objects

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      26 Objects

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        18 Objects

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          5 Objects

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          4 Objects

          • Typescript of the lecture and article entitled ‘Max Beckmann als Lehrer’ (Max Beckmann as Teacher. Recollections by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky)

            1 Object

          • Manuscript and typescript of the article ‘Etwas Über Mich’ (About Myself)

            1 Object

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          6 Objects

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          3 Objects

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        5 Objects

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        1 Object

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        1 Object

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      28 Objects

Title
Manuscript and typescript of the article ‘Etwas Über Mich’ (About Myself)
Date
[1985–94]
Description
Included are various drafts and typescripts in English and German. The English version of the article was first published in the Goethe-Institut exhibition catalogue 'Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Paintings Vienna 1925-London 1985', and the German version was published in the exhibition catalogue 'Marie-Louise von Motesiczky', Österreichische Galerie, Oberes Belvedere, 1994.
Reference
TGA 20129/2/1/4/3

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Typescript of the article ‘About Myself’

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
[1985]
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