Latin American Modernism

Surrealism in Latin America

Begun in Europe, Surrealism soon crossed the Atlantic and took on a new life in Latin America.

c. 1925 - 1950

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Remedios Varo, Tailleur pour dames

Inspired by Renaissance panel painting and the works of Hieronymus Bosch, Varo brings complex, supernatural scenes to life with the hand of a miniaturist

Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Monkey

Kahlo’s art looks at Mexico's indigenous heritage, colonial history and post-revolutionary future.

Frida Kahlo, Frieda and Diego Rivera​

Diego is sturdy, solid, unmoving. Frida looks out, quizzically, and with her hand on his, seems to be breaking free.

Wifredo Lam, The Jungle

This Cuban artist united European Surrealism with Afro-Caribbean culture.

Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas (Las dos Fridas)

In her double self-portrait, Kahlo wears both European garb and the Indigenous clothing she grew to prefer.

Selected Contributors

Dr. Doris Maria-Reina Bravo