Editor’s Note: Untold Art History investigates lesser-known stories in art, spotlighting unsung and pioneering artists you should know, as well as uncovering new insights into influential artworks ...

Remedios Varo, “Armonía” (Harmony) (1956); collection Eduardo F. Costantini (© 2023 Remedios Varo, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid) CHICAGO — What would it be like to wake up, ...

Remedios Varo’s work has always been on the edges of recognition. Less celebrated than her surrealist peers, her solo shows have been sporadic, and mostly in her adopted home of Mexico. But the edges ...

“El mundo del sueño y el mundo real no hacen más que uno.” (The dream world and the real world are the same.) Remedios Varo, no date. There is not one adequate word to capture the wonderment of ...

There are benefits to opening a gallery within the vicinity of other galleries. The galleries at 49 Geary, their tenancy waxing and waning over the years, continues to provide multiple shows for the ...

Mexico City, Sep 9 (EFE).Mexico City, Sep 9 (EFE). — The Mexico City Museum of Modern Art’s new show devoted to painter Remedios Varo aims to explore the “deep waters” of her sensibility by presenting ...

Remedios Varo (1908–1963) was a Spanish surrealist painter known for her dreamlike and enigmatic compositions that explore mysticism, alchemy, and the subconscious. Born in Anglés, Spain, Varo moved ...

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While Varo’s work does feature many female protagonists, her sex is not the primary factor in her significance as an artist. Much more important, the Institute reminds us, are her inventive technique, ...

Recently, select visitors have quietly made their way to the light-filled conservation lab at the Museum of Fine Arts. They’ve come to admire the museum’s latest acquisition: a rare, dream-like ...

(CNN) — In her Mexico City studio, the artist Remedios Varo — who painted meticulous, fantastical scenes in the mid-20th century — kept all her essentials nearby: paintbrushes, oil paints, graphite, ...