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Women Surrealists

Please enjoy a virtual visit to our current installation of works by female surrealists including Leonora Carrington, María Izquierdo, Frida Kahlo, Helen Lundeberg, Alice Rahon, Bridget Bate Tichenor, and Remedios Varo.

The gallery is currently open by appointment. Please contact Mary-Anne Martin or Emmaline Deihl to request an appointment or for more information on the works shown below.

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  • LEONORA CARRINGTON (1917-2011)
    Pastoral
    oil on canvas
    21 × 29 inches (53.3 × 73.7 cm)
    signed
    1950

  • MARIA IZQUIERDO (1902-1955)
    Mujeres en la cárcel
    (Women in Prison)
    gouache on paper
    8½ × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
    signed and dated 36′
    1936

  • MARIA IZQUIERDO (1902-1955)
    Hacia el paraiso
    (Towards Paradise)
    oil on canvas
    35 × 27 inches (88.9 × 68.6 cm)
    signed and dated ’54
    1954

  • FRIDA KAHLO (1907-1954)
    Self-Portrait Inside a Sunflower
    oil on canvas mounted on board
    9 3/8 × 12¾ inches (23.8 × 32.4 cm)
    1954

  • HELEN LUNDEBERG (1908 – 1999)
    Winter Pears
    oil on board
    6¼ × 9½ inches (15.9 × 24.1 cm)
    signed, titled, and dated on the reverse
    1949

  • HELEN LUNDEBERG (1908 – 1999)
    A Girl and Her Shadow
    oil on canvas board
    8¼ × 9¾ inches (21.0 × 24.8 cm)
    signed on the reverse
    1946

  • ALICE RAHON (1904-1987)
    La femme qui neige
    oil and sand on canvas board
    9 7/8 × 7 7/8 inches (25.1 × 20 cm)
    signed Alice and dated ’45 lower right; also signed, titled, dated N.Y. ’45 verso; dedicated on the verso “à Elisa, son amie Alice”
    1945

  • ALICE RAHON (1904-1987)
    Village Abandoned to the Ghosts
    (Aldea abandonada a los fantasmas)
    oil on canvas
    8¼ × 11¾ inches (21 × 30 cm)
    signed and dated ’48
    1948

  • ALICE RAHON (1904-1987)
    Antelope Cat
    oil on board
    24 × 17¾ inches (61 × 45.1 cm)
    signed and dated ’60
    1960

  • BRIDGET BATE TICHENOR (1917-1990)
    Untitled (Alegretto)
    oil on canvas
    8 × 19¾ inches (20.3 × 50.2 cm)
    signed with artist’s monogram
    1977

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Tiforal
    gouache on heavy card
    9½ × 12½ inches (24.1 × 31.8 cm)
    signed Uranga
    1947

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Sofa maqueta
    (Maquette for a sofa)
    yarn, papier-mâché, mixed media
    6¾ × 8¾ × 3 5/8 inches (17.1 × 22.2 × 9.2 cm) [size irregular]
    c. 1945

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Study for “Les feuilles mortes”
    pencil on paper
    29½ × 24½ inches (74.9 × 62.2 cm)
    1956

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Study for “El Relojero”
    pencil on paper
    28¼ × 32 inches (71.8 × 81.3 cm)
    c. 1955

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Mujer lechuza volando
    pencil on paper
    8¼ × 7½ inches (21 × 19 cm)
    1957

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Dama felina
    pencil on paper
    8¼ × 6¼ inches (21 × 16 cm)
    1950

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Paws and Claws – Online Exhibition

As we practice social distancing, many of us are finding comfort and companionship with our beloved pets. Besides easing stress, animals have also served as inspiration to artists for centuries. We invite you to view our online show below featuring paintings, drawings, and sculptures of animals, from cats and dogs to crocodiles and anteaters.

Please contact Mary-Anne Martin or Emmaline Deihl for more information on the works shown.

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  • ALICE RAHON (1904-1987)
    Antelope Cat
    oil on board
    24 × 17¾ inches (61 × 45.1 cm)
    signed and dated ’60
    1960

  • BRIDGET BATE TICHENOR (1917-1990)
    Untitled (Alegretto)
    oil on canvas
    8 × 19¾ inches (20.3 × 50.2 cm)
    signed with artist’s monogram
    1977

  • LEONORA CARRINGTON (1917-2011)
    Pastoral
    oil on canvas
    21 × 29 inches (53.3 × 73.7 cm)
    signed
    1950

  • ISABEL DE OBALDÍA (b. 1957)
    Hormigueros del Cenote
    kiln cast crystal with engraving
    7½ × 24 × 7½ inches (19.1 × 61 × 19.1 cm)
    2018

  • ISABEL DE OBALDÍA (b. 1957)
    Lobo azul
    kiln cast crystal with engraving
    10 × 12 × 4½ inches (25.4 × 30.5 × 11.4 cm)
    2019

  • ISABEL DE OBALDÍA (b. 1957)
    Dog on the Beach
    oil on board
    5 × 7 inches (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
    signed and dated 2017 on the reverse
    2017

  • GRACIELA ITURBIDE (b. 1942)
    Francisco Toledo and Xolo
    gelatin silver print
    Image: 12½ × 9½ inches (31.8 × 24.1 cm)
    signed
    1987, printed by the artist at a later date

  • ALICE RAHON (1904-1987)
    La alborada de la garza
    (Dawn of the Stork)
    oil on canvas
    39 3/8 × 31½ inches (100 × 80 cm)
    signed and dated ’75
    1975

  • FRANCISCO TOLEDO (1940 – 2019)
    Comiendo Chapulines
    (Eating Grasshoppers)
    ink, wash and watercolor on Arches paper
    30 x 22 1/2 inches (76 x 56.5 cm)
    signed in pencil; also inscribed with title, verso
    1977

  • FRANCISCO TOLEDO (1940 – 2019)
    Fish with Moustache
    (Bendá Gulushu)
    ink and watercolor on paper
    8 7/8 × 11½ inches (22.5 × 29.2 cm) [sight]
    signed

  • FRANCISCO TOLEDO (1940 – 2019)
    Two Monkeys
    (Chupa Migu)
    ink and watercolor on paper
    9 × 11¾ inches (22.9 × 29.8 cm) [sight]
    signed

  • ISABEL DE OBALDÍA (b. 1957)
    Mangrove Crocodile
    cast crystal (two separate parts)
    3 × 10½ × 8 inches (7.6 × 26.7 × 20.3 cm)
    2018

  • ISABEL DE OBALDÍA (b. 1957)
    Shark Beast
    (Bestia tiburón)
    sand cast glass
    8 × 30 × 11½ inches (20.3 × 76.2 × 29.2 cm)
    2013

  • ISABEL DE OBALDÍA (b. 1957)
    Anteater King
    (Hormiguero Rey)
    sand cast glass, engraved with diamond bits
    10 × 40 × 14¼ inches (25.4 × 101.6 × 36.2 cm)
    2013

  • ISABEL DE OBALDÍA (b. 1957)
    Jaguar Throne
    (Trono del jaguar)
    sand cast glass, engraved with diamond saw
    11 × 30 × 13 inches (27.9 × 76.2 × 33 cm)
    2013

  • JOSÉ CHAVEZ MORADO (1909-2002)
    El Jaguar
    charcoal and wash on paper
    10¾ × 22¼ inches (27.3 × 56.5 cm)
    signed

  • ANONYMOUS JAPANESE
    Maneki Neko
    (Cat of Good Luck)
    carved wood
    12½ × 6½ × 8¼ inches (31.8 × 16.5 × 21 cm) irregular
    Late 19th century, late Edo period

  • CARLOS ALMARAZ (1941-1989)
    Chatita Kitty
    oil on canvas
    20 × 28 inches (50.8 × 71.1 cm)
    signed and dated ’88
    1988

  • NAHUM B. ZENIL (b. 1947)
    Dante y yo
    lithograph
    12½ × 9 7/8 inches (31.8 × 25.1 cm) [sight]
    signed, titled, dated ’05, numbered P.A. and dedicated “para Violeta, cariñosamente, Gerardo Vilchis y Nahum B. Zenil”
    2005

  • FRANK EUGENE (1865 – 1936)
    The Cat
    photogravure on thin laid Japanese paper
    Sight size: 9 × 6¾ inches (22.9 × 17.1 cm)
    First published in October 1916

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Dama felina
    pencil on paper
    8¼ × 6¼ inches (21 × 16 cm)
    1950

  • ALICE RAHON (1904-1987)
    The Owl and the Pussycat
    mixed media on board
    5 3/8 × 14 1/8 inches (13.5 × 36 cm)
    1950’s

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Mujer lechuza volando
    (Flying Owl Woman)
    pencil on paper
    8¼ × 7½ inches (21 × 19 cm)
    1957

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