No title (Remedios Varo)
(c. 1950)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
23.4 × 18.9 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bowness Family Fund for Photography, 2024
© Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona Foundation
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work
Lola Álvarez Bravo was one of the first artists to produce photomontages in Mexico. At the forefront of artistic experimentation, Álvarez Bravo created this image by layering multiple negatives. The subject is believed to be Remedios Varo, a Spanish Surrealist artist who arrived in Mexico in 1941. Alongside Álvarez Bravo, Kati Horna and Leonora Carrington, Varo was part of a community of expatriate artists and intellectuals active in Mexico during the mid twentieth century. Drawing inspiration from the Surrealist movement, Álvarez Bravo overlaid the portrait with an image of rippling water, creating a tranquil scene in which the subject appears to be floating.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Mexico City, Mexico
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on support l.c.: Lola Alvarez Bravo
Accession Number
2024.608
Department
International Photography