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<p>Ramberg studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1968 through 1970, and she later became an influential professor at the school as well as a valued mentor to generations of female students. Fascinated by the human figure and the way garments have contoured and restricted the body throughout history, Ramberg often depicted fragmented bodies in her art, as seen in this drawing of a series of hands; the work also reflects Ramberg’s interest in the psychology of bondage.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1966
- Medium
- Red and black fiber-tipped pens, with graphite and red colored pencil on ivory wove graph paper
- Dimensions
- 20.8 × 15.6 cm (8 1/4 × 6 3/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Christina Ramberg
Artist

Drawing
Christina Ramberg was an American painter and drawer working primarily in graphite and watercolor from the 1970s onward. Her intimate compositions focused on domestic interiors, textiles, and abstracted architectural details rendered with meticulous precision and a restrained palette. Operating within the postwar American art context, her work emphasized close observation and formal restraint over expressive gesture.
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Record
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- Christina Ramberg
- Year
- 1966
- Medium
- Red and black fiber-tipped pens, with graphite and red colored pencil on ivory wove graph paper
- Dimensions
- 20.8 × 15.6 cm (8 1/4 × 6 3/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1966-042807
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





