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Barber Shop
1942 · Oil on canvas
25 1/8 x 21 1/8" (63.8 x 53.7 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Cundo Bermúdez
1914
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Institutional Exhibitions
2
Works in Collection
5
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5
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Latin-American Art, 1931�1966, from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954–1955
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The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1945–1946
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Modern Cuban Painters
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1944
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The Latin-American Collection of the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943
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Cundo Bermúdez was a Cuban painter whose work emerged from the postwar modernist movement in Havana. Working primarily in oil and watercolor, he developed a distinctive visual language that merged European modernism with Caribbean light and subject matter, often depicting architectural spaces, interiors, and urban scenes rendered in a controlled, structured palette. His practice bridged abstraction and figuration, establishing him as a significant voice in twentieth-century Cuban art.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman's|Hindman | Sep 2025 | $25,000 – $35,000 | Unsold |
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