REMEDIOS VARO | Comme en rêve

Private collection, France
Guy Lévis Mano, Paris
Sale: Paris, Hôtel Drouot, January 31, 2014, lot 74
Natalie Seroussi, Paris

Janet A. Kaplan, Unexpected journeys : the art and life of Remedios Varo, New-York, 1988, p. 59-60

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is affixed to the mount on the verso of the four corners. The edges are slightly unevenly cut. The sheet is lightly time-stained with a few tiny specks of foxing in the sky. This work is in overall very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

This work is an illlustration for a poem by Ferdinand Alquié, "Rêve et présage", published in Cahier G.L.M., Septième cahier, March 1938, p. 72 (texts and illustrations about dream put together by André Breton).