A painting in earth tones of a riverside picnic populated by animals and celestial beings

Women Surrealists

May 18–August 31, 2020

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.

Works on View

A painting in earth tones of a riverside picnic populated by animals and celestial beings — Leonora Carrington, Pastoral, 1950

A watercolor in earth tones of two women in a jail cell — María Izquierdo, Mujeres en la cárcel, 1936

A painting showing a bright red campfire on an orange ground, against a blue sky with clouds — María Izquierdo, Hacia el paraíso, 1954 (More info)

A painted self-portrait by Frida Kahlo showing her seated in a bright red dress in front of a gray brick wall. Sunflower petals surround her face and a bright red sun sets in the background. — Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait Inside a Sunflower, 1954

Alice Rahon, Village Abandoned to the Ghosts, 1948

A painting of three white unicorns rolling around on the ground. In the distance are hills against a bright blue sky with fluffy clouds. — Bridge Bate Tichenor, Untitled (Alegretto), 1977

A painting of a small girl standing in an empty courtyard, her shadow stretches across the ground — Helen Lundeberg, A Girl and Her Shadow, 1946

A painting of two pears sitting on a small wooden platteragainst a soft blue sky — Helen Lundeberg, Winter Pears, 1949

A surrealist painting of a sculpture garden populated by bizarre, abstract sculptural forms and a fountain; a female figure walks down a path carrying a portable water fountain. — Remedios Varo, Tiforal, 1947

A papier mache sculpture of four seated figures — Remedios Varo, Sofa maqueta, c. 1945 (More info)

A surrealist pencil drawing of a woman seated in a large ornate room. She holds a ball of yarn which connects to an outline of a man, whose chest reveals a series of arched doorways. — Remedios Varo, Study for Les feuilles mortes, 1956

A surrealist pencil drawing of a man seated at a table in the middle of a room making clocks. He is surrounded by grandfather clocks, and a cat sits on the floor. — Remedios Varo, Study for El Relojero, c. 1955

Pencil drawing of a cat wearing a dress, seated on a chair — Remedios Varo, Dama felina, 1950 (More info)

A pencil drawing of a woman-owl creature flying through the air wearing a button down jacket. The creature has wings that end with human hands, a feathered tail, and legs ending with talons. — Remedios Varo, Mujer lechuza volando, 1957 (More info)