Image: National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Buenos Aires
The National Museum of Fine Arts in Argentina is marking the birthday of Argentine painter Ernesto Deira with 'Adán y Eva N°2' (1963), which is on view on the museum’s first floor in Buenos Aires. The museum’s post connects the work with a remembrance of Deira, who was born in Buenos Aires in 1928.
Deira is described by the museum as a leading figure in Argentine art and as a member of Nueva Figuración, the influential group he formed with Luis Felipe Noé, Romulo Macció and Jorge de la Vega. The reference situates the painting within a broader body of work associated with one of the most significant currents in 20th-century Argentine painting.
By highlighting a single painting rather than a retrospective or formal anniversary program, the museum uses its own collection display to bring attention to Deira’s place in Argentine art history. 'Adán y Eva N°2' dates from 1963, a period that sits within the years when Nueva Figuración was redefining the expressive possibilities of figuration in Argentina.
The museum’s message does not announce a new exhibition or special event, but it does specify that the work can be seen on the first floor of the institution. That placement makes the piece part of the museum’s current presentation rather than a temporary external loan or one-time display.
The post also frames the notice as a birthday remembrance, linking the artwork directly to Deira’s birth in Buenos Aires. With that gesture, the museum underscores the artist’s continued presence in its galleries through one of his works and through the group identity that helped define his career.
No additional details about the work’s interpretation, conservation, or accompanying programming were provided in the source material. The museum’s note remains focused on the painting, the artist’s birthday, and his role in Nueva Figuración, with 'Adán y Eva N°2' on view on the first floor of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires.
