The Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) of the Organization of American States (OAS) has added two donated works to its collection: one piece by Argentine artist Alberto Delmonte, given by his family, and another by Panamanian artist Nessim Bassan, donated by the artist himself.
Alberto Delmonte's family has donated the work "Oposiciones en torno a un gris" ("Oppositions Around a Gray"), oil on canvas, 90 x 70 cm. The work joins the AMA's holdings as evidence of Delmonte's formal, chromatic, and symbolic exploration-an artist linked to constructive thought and to the recovery of American roots within Argentine modern art.
Likewise, Nessim Bassan has donated the work "Magnifying Glass in Space Discovers the Djoser Pyramid in Egypt in 2690 BCE," created in 2023 in acrylic on MDF mounted on canvas, measuring 30.4 x 39.4 inches. The piece proposes a dialogue between imagination, ancient history, geometry, and visual perception, and reflects the artist's interest in spatial construction and precision of form.
These donations strengthen the mission of the Art Museum of the Americas to preserve, study, and publicize modern and contemporary art of the hemisphere, expanding cultural dialogues among artists, audiences, and institutions across the Americas.
The Museum expresses its deep gratitude to the family of Alberto Delmonte and to Nessim Bassan for their generosity and trust. Both works enrich the AMA's permanent collection and contribute to the shared artistic legacy of the Americas.
Biographical Information on the Artists
Alberto Delmonte (Argentina, 1933-2005)
Alberto Delmonte was born in Buenos Aires on April 30, 1933. He began his training in drawing and painting with master Marcos Tiglio and later studied modeling and sculpture with Carlos de la Cárcova. In 1961, during a stay in Montevideo, he connected with members of the Taller Torres García and began studying the principles of that movement. Throughout his career he developed work marked by structure, sign, American memory, and the dialogue between modernity and pre-Columbian roots. In 1980 he founded Taller Sur and in 1989 was one of the founding members of the group El Ojo del Río. In 2005 the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires presented a retrospective exhibition of his work; he died that same year in Buenos Aires on November 14 at the age of 72.
Nessim Bassan
Nessim Bassan is a Latin American artist born in Panama, where he lives and works, with a career spanning more than five decades. Early in his career he received recognition in the Xerox Painting Contest in Panama during the 1970s. His work has been associated with geometric abstraction, minimalism, and kinetic art, employing compositions that integrate paint, wood, canvas, paper, and other materials to create layers, textures, and optical effects. In 1970 José Gómez-Sicre invited him to exhibit at the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C.; he later participated in the 1981 São Paulo Biennial. His work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions across the Americas.
About the Art Museum of the Americas
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