About Remedios Varo
Spanish · 1908–1963 · Surrealism
named as a remedy for a dead sister, jailed as a spy, one of Mexico City's Three Witches, painting meticulous figures conducting experiments with starlight
Read full biography →Remedios Varo's works are held in 6 museums worldwide, including Museo de Arte Moderno, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.
🇲🇽 Mexico
1 museum
Also in MexicoMuseo de Arte Moderno (3)
Remedios Varo prints
Hand-finished archival prints from Remedios Varo's body of work.
🇪🇸 Spain
1 museum
Also in SpainMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (1)
🇺🇸 United States
4 museums
Also in United StatesMuseum of Fine Arts Boston (1)Toledo Museum of Art (1)Princeton Art Museum (1)Museum of Modern Art (1)
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Where did Remedios Varo live?
Remedios Varo lived in multiple locations throughout her life. She was born in Catalonia, spent time in Madrid, Barcelona, and Paris, and eventually settled permanently in Mexico.Where can I see Remedios Varo paintings?
Remedios Varo's works can be seen at Museo de Arte Moderno, Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and 2 other museums worldwide.Who is Remedios Varo?
Remedios Varo was a painter who combined philosophical speculation with the profundity of a child's question "why?". She was born in Catalonia and lived in Mexico for a long time.Why was Remedios Varo exiled?
Remedios Varo was jailed on suspicion of espionage when Paris fell. After her release, she and Peret boarded one of the last ships allowed to leave France.Was Remedios Varo a surrealist?
Remedios Varo was involved with the Surrealist movement. In Barcelona, she fell in with the Surrealists and, through them, with the poet Benjamin Peret, who became her partner.Who was Remedios Varo?
Remedios Varo was a painter who settled in Mexico permanently and produced work profoundly influenced by Mexican culture. Her interest in Surrealism dates to her school years in Madrid.Remedios Varo art movement?
Remedios Varo had an interest in Surrealism dating back to her school years in Madrid. In Barcelona and Paris in the 1930s, she formed close friendships with Marcel Jean, Esteban Francés, and Óscar Domínguez.What was Remedios Varo known for?
Remedios Varo is known for her meticulous paintings from the last thirteen years of her life. These paintings feature tiny figures in architectural spaces that obey their own physics, conducting experiments with starlight or weaving the fabric of the universe from threads pulled out of the air.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Remedios Varo's works across the following collections.
- [1] book guggenheim-twopri00weis Used for: biography.
- [2] book Tessel M. Bauduin, Victoria Ferentinou and Daniel Zamani, Surrealism, Occultism And Politics_ In Search Of The Marvellous (studies In Surrealism)_1 Used for: biography.
- [3] book Penelope Rosemont, Surrealist Women Used for: biography, museum holdings, stylistic analysis.
- [4] book Kirsten Strom;, The Routledge Companion to Surrealism Used for: biography, museum holdings, stylistic analysis.
- [5] book Hodge, Susie, 1960- author, The short story of women artists : a pocket guide to movements, works, breakthroughs, & themes Used for: biography, museum holdings.
- [6] book Charlene Spretnak (auth.), The Spiritual Dynamic in Modern Art _ Art History Reconsidered, 1800 to the Present Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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