“In earliest times painting was magical; it was the key to the invisible. In those days the value of a work lay in its powers of conjuration, a power that talent alone could not achieve. Like the shaman, the sibyl and the wizard, the painter had to make himself humble, so that he could share in the manifestation of spirits and forms.”
– Alice Rahon

Alice Rahon was a French artist who made a name for herself in the Surrealist movement. She was a master of combining found materials with fantastical subjects, and her work was both visually stunning and deeply personal. Rahon was a bit of a wild child. She made hats for Elsa Schiaparelli, hung out with Joan Miró, and was even welcomed into the inner circle of André Breton’s Surrealists. But she was also a serious artist, and her work was deeply influenced by prehistoric cave paintings and memory.

In 1939, Rahon moved to Mexico City after meeting Frida Kahlo. She quickly became part of the vibrant Mexican art scene, and her work began to sell for high prices. But Rahon never forgot her roots in Surrealism, and her work always retained a sense of the magical and the surreal. Rahon died in Mexico City in 1987, but her work continues to inspire artists and collectors around the world. She was a true original, and her legacy is one of creativity, passion, and freedom.

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