Remedios Varo

María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo y Uranga

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Born Dec 16, 1908

Anglès, Spain

Passed Away Oct 08, 1963 Mexico City, Mexico

Lifespan 54 years old

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"I do not wish to speak of myself, for I am convinced that what matters is the work, not the person who made it."

Archival Overview

Spanish-Mexican Surrealist master celebrated for her jewel-like, intricately rendered paintings uniting medieval alchemy, sacred geometry, astronomy, and mystic journeying.

Biographical Record

Remedios Varo studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid before joining the Parisian Surrealist circle through her partner, poet Benjamin Péret. Fleeing the Nazi occupation of France in 1941, she found permanent sanctuary in Mexico City, where her artistic genius achieved its fullest flowering.

Varo executed her canvases with the meticulous delicacy of an illuminated manuscript, blending tempera and oil with inlaid mother-of-pearl and scraped glazes. Her paintings feature solitary, contemplative figures inside Gothic towers weaving starlight, transmuting matter, and constructing ingenious mechanical contraptions driven by cosmic harmony.

Key Life Milestones

1955

First Solo Exhibition in Mexico

Held her triumphant solo debut at the Galería Diana in Mexico City, captivating collectors and critics alike.

1961

Creation of the Birds

Painted her immortal masterpiece of an owl-like artist-alchemist drawing living birds from starlight.

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Final Resting Place

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Memorial Location
Mexico City, Mexico

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