Del Conte, Serrano - Remedios Varo 1908-1963 - 1994

"Remedios Varo 1908-1963" (MAM, 1994).

Splendid, elegant and uncommon original art catalog, in its first absolute edition, published on the occasion of the historic retrospective exhibition dedicated to the famous Spanish surrealist artist Remedios Varo, held at the Museo de Arte Moderno (MAM) in Mexico City (Sala Carlos Pellicer) from February 25 to June 5, 1994. It is not a mass-market commercial publication, but rather an institutional catalog printed more than thirty years ago, presumably in a very limited run as it could be purchased only at the exhibition venue.

María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo y Uranga (Girona 1908 - Mexico City 1963), known simply as Remedios Varo, was one of the most important painters of Surrealism, famous for her works that blend mysticism, science, alchemy and psychoanalysis.

This volume is a fundamental bibliographic resource and highly sought after, now difficult to find on the European market. The book is richly illustrated with 165 iconic works by the artist (the cover features the masterpiece "La creación de las aves"), almost all full-page (and other small ones accompanying the critical texts), and includes a two-fold page (fold-out) inserted. The works in the exhibition are all reproduced in color and under each plate, in addition to title, technique and catalog number, there is a small graph indicating the dimensions and proportions. The background of some pages is light blue/silver, gold, or copper color, an editorial choice that makes it even more elegant.

Title: Remedios Varo 1908-1963
Publisher: Museo de Arte Moderno / INBA, Mexico D.F.
Year: 1994 (first edition).
Language: Spanish (critical texts).
Cover: softcover with flaps and illustrated on the front.
Dimensions: 28 x 23 cm.
Pages: 107

Interior conditions: very good. Clean pages, firm binding, no marks, writings or tears. The folded page is perfect.
Cover conditions: good. Shows light, normal signs of aging (mainly smudges that create a slight diffuse opacity) but these do not compromise its beauty and sturdiness. Also the margins and corners are nearly perfect, which is not common in softcover books.

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