Remedios Varo

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Remedios Varo was a Spanish-Mexican surrealist painter known for her mystical, dreamlike compositions that blend science, magic, and esoteric symbolism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painter
person
surrealist artist
artisticTheme alchemy
dreamlike imagery
esotericism
magic
science
associatedWith Kati Horna
Leonora Carrington
Mexican surrealism
birthDate 1908-12-16
birthPlace Anglès, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
Spain
deathDate 1963-10-08
deathPlace Mexico City
surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
educatedAt Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
surface form: Academia de San Fernando, Madrid

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
familyName Varo
field painting
fullName María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo y Uranga
gender female
genre fantastic art
givenName María de los Remedios
heritage Mexican
Spanish
influencedBy Giorgio de Chirico
Max Ernst
Surrealism
esoteric philosophies
occultism
science
knownFor mystical, dreamlike compositions blending science, magic, and esoteric symbolism
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
livedIn Barcelona
Mexico City
Paris
movement Surrealism
notableExhibition Museum of Modern Art (Mexico City)
surface form: Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City
notableWork Exploration of the Sources of the Orinoco River
The Call
The Creation of the Birds
The Juggler
Woman Leaving the Psychoanalyst
spouse Benjamin Péret
Gerardo Lizárraga
style mystical surrealism
workLocation Mexico City

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Leonora Carrington influenced Remedios Varo
Benjamin Péret spouse Remedios Varo
Benjamin Péret associatedWith Remedios Varo
MAM notableArtistInCollection Remedios Varo