Image: National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Buenos Aires
The National Museum of Fine Arts has featured Diego Rivera’s ‘Composición con reloj’ in a #LaObraDelDía collection spotlight, identifying the oil painting as the only work by the Mexican muralist in its holdings.
The post links the painting to Rivera’s experimentation with Cubism between 1914 and 1917, a period the museum connects to his friendship with Pablo Picasso. Rather than announcing an acquisition or exhibition, the item concentrates on a single work already held by the institution.
‘Composición con reloj’ is described by the museum as an oil painting that demonstrates a multiplicity of points of view. The formulation identifies a defining quality of the work while locating it within Rivera’s engagement with Cubism during those years.
The spotlight gives unusual specificity to the painting’s collection status: it remains the National Museum of Fine Arts’ sole Rivera work.
