Artist
Antonio BerniArgentinean, 1905–1981
CultureArgentinean
Titles
- El striptease de Ramona
- Ramona's Striptease
Date1963
PlaceArgentina
MediumXilo-collage, diptych
DimensionsImage (.A, Left Panel): 54 3/8 × 21 7/8 in. (138.1 × 55.6 cm)
Sheet (.A, Left Panel): 58 1/8 × 25 1/8 in. (147.6 × 63.8 cm)
Image (.B, Right Panel): 54 × 21 5/8 in. (137.2 × 54.9 cm)
Sheet (.B, Right Panel): 57 5/16 × 25 1/8 in. (145.6 × 63.8 cm)
Sheet (.A, Left Panel): 58 1/8 × 25 1/8 in. (147.6 × 63.8 cm)
Image (.B, Right Panel): 54 × 21 5/8 in. (137.2 × 54.9 cm)
Sheet (.B, Right Panel): 57 5/16 × 25 1/8 in. (145.6 × 63.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Eduardo and Eugenia Grüneisen
Object number2003.257.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"The Passionate Adventure of the Real: Collage, Assemblage, and the Object in 20th Century Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 18, 2003–February 8, 2004.
"Brought to Light: Recent Acquisitions in Latin American Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 13, 2005–January 2, 2006.
"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from Malba - Fundación Costantini," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 22–August 5, 2012.
“Antonio Berni: Juanito and Ramona,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 10, 2013–January 26, 2014; Phoenix Art Museum, June 28–September 28, 2014; Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, October 29, 2014–February 25, 2015.
"Delirious: Art and the Irrational, 1950-1980," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 13, 2017–January 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Back label on each: "DELMIRO MENDEZ E. HIJO S. A. / Transporte de Obras de Arte" Arte..."
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