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Masterworks of Modernism: A Distinguished Private Collection
REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
Revelación (also titled El relojero)
Details
REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
Revelación (also titled El relojero)
incised 'R. VARO' (lower right)
oil on Masonite
28 ½ x 33 ½ in. (72.4 x 85.1 cm.)
Painted in 1955.
Revelación (also titled El relojero)
incised 'R. VARO' (lower right)
oil on Masonite
28 ½ x 33 ½ in. (72.4 x 85.1 cm.)
Painted in 1955.
Provenance
Carlos Riveroll, Mexico City
Isaac Verbitzky, Mexico City
Hanni Bruder Kafka, Mexico City
Drexel Galería, San Pedro Garza García, Mexico
Private collection, New York
By descent from the above to the present owner
Isaac Verbitzky, Mexico City
Hanni Bruder Kafka, Mexico City
Drexel Galería, San Pedro Garza García, Mexico
Private collection, New York
By descent from the above to the present owner
Literature
R. Anzures, “Poesía, magia y surrealismo,” Cuadernos médicos, December 1956, n.p. (illustrated in color).
C. de la Serna, “El arte taumatúrgico de Remedios Varo,” Arquitectura, June 1956 (detail illustrated on the front cover).
F. Guerrero, “Poesía en la pintura de Remedios Varo,” Revista de la Universidad de México, June 1956, n.p. (illustrated).
C. Gironela, “Remedios Varo, Un mundo fantástico,” Siempre!, 6 June 1956, n.p. (illustrated in color).
A. Saenz de la Calzada, “Remedios Varo, Pintora de sueños,” Las Españas, July 1956, n.p. (illustrated).
M. Nelken, “El embrujo de Remedios Varo,” Cuadernos de Bellas Artes, February 1963, n.p. (illustrated).
A. Rodriguez, “Remedios Varo, Gran artista que trunca su vida en plena madurez,” El día, 11 October 1963, n.p. (illustrated).
E. Godoy, “Las profundidades de Remedios Varo, Sacerdotisa de la pintura,” Kena, 15 August 1965, n.p. (illustrated in color).
O. Paz, “Visiones y desapariciones de Remedios Varo,” Siempre!, La cultura en México, 30 November 1966, n.p. (illustrated).
O. Paz and R. Caillois, Remedios Varo, Mexico City, 1966, n.p., no. 18 (illustrated in color).
Bambi, “Remedios Varo,” Revista de revistas, 28 April 1968, n.p. (detail illustrated).
L. Suarez, “Remedios Varo y sus fantasmas entre lo etéreo y lo tangible,” Siempre!, La cultura en México, 24 November 1971, n.p. (illustrated in color).
T. Huerta, “Remedios Varo, Magia y poesía,” Comunidad, August 1975, n.p. (illustrated).
A. De Neuvillate, “Remedios Varo: El recuerdo y los sueños,” Novedades, 31 May 1979, n.p. (illustrated in color).
E. Jaguer, Remedios Varo, Paris, 1980, pp. 28-29 (illustrated in color).
L.B. Ruiz, “Ballet basado en una obra de Remedios Varo,” Excélsior, 26 May 1981, n.p. (illustrated).
“La pintura surrealista de Remedios Varo”, Siempre!, La cultura en México, 21 December 1983, n.p. (illustrated in color).
P. Engel, “Between the Scientific and the Sacred,” Technology Review, October 1986, n.p. (illustrated in color).
M. Welzenbach, “Mystic Musings of Faith, Science,” The Washington Times, 9 October 1986, p. 22 (illustrated).
A. Blanco, Cronos, 1987, p. 136 (illustrated).
J. Kaplan, Unexpected Journeys: The Life and Art of Remedios Varo, New York, 1988, pp. 133, 174-175 (illustrated in color).
J. Kaplan and E. Jaguer, Art Vivant, N. 32, 1989, n.p. (illustrated in color).
B. Varo, Remedios Varo: En el centro del microcosmos, Mexico, 1990, p. 23 (illustrated).
L. Andrade, Los tiempos maravillosos y aquellos que los habitaron, 1991, pp. 39-40 (illustrated in color).
R. Ovalle, et al., Remedios Varo, Catálogo Razonado, First Edition, Mexico City, 1994, pp. 51 and 111, no. 118 (illustrated in color).
R. Ovalle, et al., Remedios Varo, Catálogo Razonado, Second Edition, Mexico City, 1998, pp. 51 and 111, no. 118 (illustrated in color).
J. Kaplan, Remedios Varo: Unexpected Journeys, 2000, p. 175, no. 157 (illustrated in color).
L. Andrade, Remedios Varo: La metamorfosis, 2001, p. 35 (illustrated in color).
R. Ovalle, et al., Remedios Varo, Catálogo Razonado, Third Edition, Mexico City, 2002, pp. 111 and 171, no. 118 (illustrated in color).
R. Ovalle, et al., Remedios Varo, Catálogo Razonado, Fourth Edition, Mexico City, 2008, pp. 111 and 171, no. 118 (illustrated in color).
T. Arcq et al., Five Keys to the Secret World of Remedios Varo, 2008, pp. 82-83 (illustrated in color).
M. Nonaka, Remedios Varo: The Mexican Years, 2020, pp. 24-25 (illustrated in color).
T. Arcq and C. Haskell, Remedios Varo: Science Fictions, 2023, p. 25, no. 10 (illustrated in color).
M. Carson, Remedios Varo: On Homo Rodans and Other Writings, Cambridge, 2024, p. 139.
C. de la Serna, “El arte taumatúrgico de Remedios Varo,” Arquitectura, June 1956 (detail illustrated on the front cover).
F. Guerrero, “Poesía en la pintura de Remedios Varo,” Revista de la Universidad de México, June 1956, n.p. (illustrated).
C. Gironela, “Remedios Varo, Un mundo fantástico,” Siempre!, 6 June 1956, n.p. (illustrated in color).
A. Saenz de la Calzada, “Remedios Varo, Pintora de sueños,” Las Españas, July 1956, n.p. (illustrated).
M. Nelken, “El embrujo de Remedios Varo,” Cuadernos de Bellas Artes, February 1963, n.p. (illustrated).
A. Rodriguez, “Remedios Varo, Gran artista que trunca su vida en plena madurez,” El día, 11 October 1963, n.p. (illustrated).
E. Godoy, “Las profundidades de Remedios Varo, Sacerdotisa de la pintura,” Kena, 15 August 1965, n.p. (illustrated in color).
O. Paz, “Visiones y desapariciones de Remedios Varo,” Siempre!, La cultura en México, 30 November 1966, n.p. (illustrated).
O. Paz and R. Caillois, Remedios Varo, Mexico City, 1966, n.p., no. 18 (illustrated in color).
Bambi, “Remedios Varo,” Revista de revistas, 28 April 1968, n.p. (detail illustrated).
L. Suarez, “Remedios Varo y sus fantasmas entre lo etéreo y lo tangible,” Siempre!, La cultura en México, 24 November 1971, n.p. (illustrated in color).
T. Huerta, “Remedios Varo, Magia y poesía,” Comunidad, August 1975, n.p. (illustrated).
A. De Neuvillate, “Remedios Varo: El recuerdo y los sueños,” Novedades, 31 May 1979, n.p. (illustrated in color).
E. Jaguer, Remedios Varo, Paris, 1980, pp. 28-29 (illustrated in color).
L.B. Ruiz, “Ballet basado en una obra de Remedios Varo,” Excélsior, 26 May 1981, n.p. (illustrated).
“La pintura surrealista de Remedios Varo”, Siempre!, La cultura en México, 21 December 1983, n.p. (illustrated in color).
P. Engel, “Between the Scientific and the Sacred,” Technology Review, October 1986, n.p. (illustrated in color).
M. Welzenbach, “Mystic Musings of Faith, Science,” The Washington Times, 9 October 1986, p. 22 (illustrated).
A. Blanco, Cronos, 1987, p. 136 (illustrated).
J. Kaplan, Unexpected Journeys: The Life and Art of Remedios Varo, New York, 1988, pp. 133, 174-175 (illustrated in color).
J. Kaplan and E. Jaguer, Art Vivant, N. 32, 1989, n.p. (illustrated in color).
B. Varo, Remedios Varo: En el centro del microcosmos, Mexico, 1990, p. 23 (illustrated).
L. Andrade, Los tiempos maravillosos y aquellos que los habitaron, 1991, pp. 39-40 (illustrated in color).
R. Ovalle, et al., Remedios Varo, Catálogo Razonado, First Edition, Mexico City, 1994, pp. 51 and 111, no. 118 (illustrated in color).
R. Ovalle, et al., Remedios Varo, Catálogo Razonado, Second Edition, Mexico City, 1998, pp. 51 and 111, no. 118 (illustrated in color).
J. Kaplan, Remedios Varo: Unexpected Journeys, 2000, p. 175, no. 157 (illustrated in color).
L. Andrade, Remedios Varo: La metamorfosis, 2001, p. 35 (illustrated in color).
R. Ovalle, et al., Remedios Varo, Catálogo Razonado, Third Edition, Mexico City, 2002, pp. 111 and 171, no. 118 (illustrated in color).
R. Ovalle, et al., Remedios Varo, Catálogo Razonado, Fourth Edition, Mexico City, 2008, pp. 111 and 171, no. 118 (illustrated in color).
T. Arcq et al., Five Keys to the Secret World of Remedios Varo, 2008, pp. 82-83 (illustrated in color).
M. Nonaka, Remedios Varo: The Mexican Years, 2020, pp. 24-25 (illustrated in color).
T. Arcq and C. Haskell, Remedios Varo: Science Fictions, 2023, p. 25, no. 10 (illustrated in color).
M. Carson, Remedios Varo: On Homo Rodans and Other Writings, Cambridge, 2024, p. 139.
Exhibited
Mexico City, Galerías Diana, Remedios Varo en Galerías Diana, April-May 1956, no. 8.
Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, Obra de Remedios Varo, August 1964, no. 23 (illustrated).
Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, Remedios Varo: 1913-1963, August-November 1983, no. 18.
New York, The New York Academy of Sciences, May-July 1986; Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences, September-November 1986, Science in Surrealism: The Art of Remedios Varo, p. 6 (illustrated in color).
Madrid, Fundación Banco Exterior, November 1988-Janaury 1989; Mexico, Museo de Monterrey, March 1989, Remedios Varo, no. 21 (illustrated).
Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, Remedios Varo: 1908-1963, February-June 1994, p. 100, no. 55 (illustrated).
Tokyo, Isetan Museum of Art, June-June 1999; Nagoya, Denki Bunka Kaikan, July-August 1999; Kamakura, The Museum of Modern Art, October-November 1999, Remedios Varo, pp. 46 and 47, no. 5 (illustrated in color).
Washington, D.C., National Museum of Women in the Arts, February-May 2000; Chicago, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, June-August 2000, The Magic of Remedios Varo, p. 97 (illustrated in color).
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, April-September 2022; Germany, Potsdam, Museum Barberini, October 2022-January 2023, Surrealism and Magic: Enchanted Modernity, p. 226, no. 92 (illustrated in color).
Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, Obra de Remedios Varo, August 1964, no. 23 (illustrated).
Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, Remedios Varo: 1913-1963, August-November 1983, no. 18.
New York, The New York Academy of Sciences, May-July 1986; Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences, September-November 1986, Science in Surrealism: The Art of Remedios Varo, p. 6 (illustrated in color).
Madrid, Fundación Banco Exterior, November 1988-Janaury 1989; Mexico, Museo de Monterrey, March 1989, Remedios Varo, no. 21 (illustrated).
Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, Remedios Varo: 1908-1963, February-June 1994, p. 100, no. 55 (illustrated).
Tokyo, Isetan Museum of Art, June-June 1999; Nagoya, Denki Bunka Kaikan, July-August 1999; Kamakura, The Museum of Modern Art, October-November 1999, Remedios Varo, pp. 46 and 47, no. 5 (illustrated in color).
Washington, D.C., National Museum of Women in the Arts, February-May 2000; Chicago, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, June-August 2000, The Magic of Remedios Varo, p. 97 (illustrated in color).
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, April-September 2022; Germany, Potsdam, Museum Barberini, October 2022-January 2023, Surrealism and Magic: Enchanted Modernity, p. 226, no. 92 (illustrated in color).
Further Details
We are grateful to Dr. Salomon Grimberg for his assistance cataloguing this work.
Please note this painting has been requested on loan by the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark for the upcoming exhibition, Remedios Varo (1908-1963): A Retrospective, scheduled to open in September 2026 and travelling to Moderna Museet, Stockholm in 2027.
Please note this painting has been requested on loan by the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark for the upcoming exhibition, Remedios Varo (1908-1963): A Retrospective, scheduled to open in September 2026 and travelling to Moderna Museet, Stockholm in 2027.
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