Remedios Varo
María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo y Uranga (known as Remedios Varo, 16 December 1908 – 8 October 1963) was a Spanish surrealist painter working in Spain, France, and Mexico.
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| Born | Remedios Varo Uranga, OR María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo y Uranga 16 December 1908 Anglès, Girona, Spain |
| Died | 8 October 1963 (aged 54) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | Escuela de Bellas Artes (1930) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Surrealism |
| Spouse(s) | Gerardo Lizárraga (1930–???) Benjamin Péret (1936 ??) Walter Gruen (1952–1963) |
Varo had a difficult life, struggling against poverty and fleeing from war in Spain and then France. In the last thirteen years of her life she found financial stability in Mexico, painting productively until her sudden death in 1963.
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