Lot 32
  • 32

Remedios Varo (1908-1963)

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Description

  • Remedios Varo
  • Caja de Jean Nicolle
  • Oil, metal and inlaid mirror on wood
  • 17 5/8 by 10 by 2 1/2 in.
  • 44.8 by 25.4 by 6.3 cm
  • Executed in 1948.

Provenance

Jean Nicolle, Paris (a gift from the artist)
Private Collection, Paris
Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco

Exhibited

Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Museo de Arte Moderno, Remedios Varo, no. 142
Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, Sala Carlos Pellicer, Remedios Varo 1908-1963, 1994, no. 29, illustrated in color in the catalogue
San Francisco, Gallery Wendi Norris, Indelible Fables, 2012, illustrated in color in the catalogue

Literature

Walter Gruen, Ricardo Ovalle, et. al., Remedios Varo, Catálago Razonado, Tercera Edición, Mexico City, 2002, no. 85, illustrated in color p. 314

Condition

This work is in overall very good condition considering its age. The original hinges and hardware are present. The overall inlaid mirror elements are stable and secure. Minor oxidation is present on the right mirror panel. A few minor scratches are visible on the exterior wood box.
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