Lettre d'amour (Love Letter)

Lettre d'amour (Love Letter)

Alice RahonWW-1944-M008773
1944·Illustrated book with one etching·plate: 5 x 3 11/16" (12.7 x 9.4 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 7/8" (23 x 17.5 cm)

Catalogue

Year
1944
Dimensions
plate: 5 x 3 11/16" (12.7 x 9.4 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 7/8" (23 x 17.5 cm)

Artist

Alice Rahon
Alice Rahon

Painting

Alice Phillipot (Alice Rahon) (8 June 1904 – September 1987) was a French-born Mexican poet and artist whose work contributed to the beginning of abstract expression in Mexico. She began as a surrealist poet in Europe but began painting in Mexico. She was a prolific artist from the late 1940s to the 1960s, exhibiting frequently in Mexico and the United States, with a wide circle of friends in these two countries. Her work remained tied to surrealism but was also innovative, including abstract elements and the use of techniques such as sgraffito and the use of sand for texture. She became isolated in her later life due to health issues.

Chenecey-Buillon, France

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Year
1944
Dimensions
plate: 5 x 3 11/16" (12.7 x 9.4 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 7/8" (23 x 17.5 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1944-M008773

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Source
moma
Status
verified

Artist

Alice Rahon

Alice Rahon

Painting

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