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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

  • The personal papers of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky

    3,507 Objects

    • Correspondence

      1,920 Objects

    • Writings

      26 Objects

      • Writings by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky

        18 Objects

        • Diaries and journals

          5 Objects

        • Art related writings

          4 Objects

        • Poems

          6 Objects

        • Short stories and other writings

          3 Objects

      • Writings by Henriette von Motesiczky

        5 Objects

      • Writings by Karl von Motesiczky

        1 Object

      • Writings by others on Marie-Louise von Motesiczky

        1 Object

      • Writings by others

        1 Object

    • Photographs

      1,533 Objects

    • Personal and family papers

      28 Objects

Title
Writings by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky
Date
13 July 1919–[1994]
Description
These contain diaries, journals, notebooks, art related writings, poems and short stories.
Reference
TGA 20129/2/1

Showing 18 objects

Diary

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
13 July–25 September 1919
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Journal

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
19 January–2 November 1945
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Journal

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
7 January–24 October 1953
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Journal

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
January–July 1967
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Diary entries on back of reproductions of Joos de Momper’s ‘Four Seasons’

Joos de Momper
1976–8
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Typescript of the lecture entitled ‘Max Beckmann als Lehrer’ (Max Beckmann as Teacher. Recollections by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky)

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
[1963–84]
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Typescript of the article ‘About Myself’

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
[1985]
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Manuscript entitled ‘Meine Zukunftspläne o. Berufswahl’ (My Plans for the Future or Choice of Profession)

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
[1924]
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Notes about art

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
[1920]–1983
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Untitled poem

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
date not known
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Two poems entitled ‘Sonntag Morgen am Land’ (Sunday Morning in the Countryside) and ‘Welt’ (World)

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
20 June 1946
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Five poems

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
1964
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Untitled poem

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
4 August 1977
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Untitled poem

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
date not known
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Untitled poem

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
date not known
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Manuscript of short story entitled ‘Wie aus dem Spinnennetz ein kleines Pferd wurde’ (The Transformation of a Spider Web into a Small Horse)

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
date not known
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Manuscript of untitled short story about friendship

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
date not known
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Annotated manuscript and typescript of short story entitled ’‘First Night’ with Mazeppa’

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky
date not known
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