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Remedios Varo Most Popular Paintings

The 25 artworks by Remedios Varo our visitors look at most, ranked by popularity and presented one by one.

Edition 2026 · 25 artworks Each artwork painted to order
Linen canvas · Certificate of authenticity · Delivered worldwide Remedios Varo · 1908 – 1963

Embroidering the Earth's mantle

Figures gather around books before a domed red building in this detailed surrealist scene of intellectual and mystical communion.

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Earthy

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 1 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
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The other clock 3

A surreal wizard stands atop a moon-like sphere in this Remedios Varo painting. Explore this mystical masterpiece today.

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Earthy

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 2 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Remedios Varo’s mesmerizing 'Star Catcher' blends surrealism and mysticism—a woman captures celestial beings with a lantern and net against a checkerboard floor, embodying the artist’s unique blend of science and myth for collectors.

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Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Earthy

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 3 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
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Premonition

This surrealist piece by Remedios Varo features a mysterious machine and a castle. Explore this intriguing masterpiece today.

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Dark

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 4 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
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Born again 1, Remedios Varo

This surrealist piece by Remedios Varo depicts a woman in a dramatic, mystical scene. Explore this captivating masterpiece today.

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Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Dark

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 5 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Icon (open) (1945) by Remedios Varo

1945

This 1945 surrealist painting by Remedios Varo features an intricate castle and mystical symbols. Explore this dreamlike masterpiece today.

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Art Movement: Surrealism

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 6 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Meeting – Remedios Varo

A surrealist scene where a woman sits at a table with an open book while a strange figure stands by.

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Art Movement: Surrealism

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 7 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
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The call – Remedios Varo

Step into Remedios Varo’s ‘The Call,’ a surrealist masterpiece where an ethereal figure floats through a mystical corridor, blending science and spirituality with vibrant orange hues – discover or commission this captivating artwork.

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Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Dark

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 8 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Spiral transit by Remedios Varo

Remedios Varo’s surrealist masterpiece captures an enigmatic castle interior dominated by a monumental spiral staircase—a symbol of transformation and ascension—reflecting the artist's blend of scientific observation and mystical exploration during the Surrealist era. Explore this captivating artwork.

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Art Movement: Surrealism

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 9 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Capillary locomotion 3

Surrealist figures with long beards and birds create a whimsical scene by Remedios Varo. Discover this enchanting masterpiece today.

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Earthy

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 10 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
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Icon 1, Remedios Varo

Remedios Varo’s surreal ‘Icon’ presents a captivating castle scene brimming with symbolic detail and intricate craftsmanship, reflecting the artist's unique blend of science and mysticism from the Surrealist period – discover this enigmatic artwork.

View the most popular artwork of Remedios Varo ranked #11: Icon 1

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Earthy

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 11 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Cats' Paradise

Surrealist painting by Remedios Varo featuring cats in a whimsical tower scene, blending science and mysticism with vibrant colors – discover this captivating artwork or commission a hand-painted reproduction.

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Dark

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 12 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Tarot card 2

A monochromatic pencil drawing of a female figure encased in a complex, radiating diamond framework.

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Monochrome

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 13 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Planta insumisa

Discover 'Planta insumisa' by Remedios Varo – a mystical & surrealist masterpiece blending technical drawing with anarchist themes. Explore this unique artwork at OriginalUniqueArt!

Art Movement: Para-Surrealism
Color Palette: Earthy

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 14 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Personage, Remedios Varo

A winged figure in a suit stands in a dreamlike space beside a small figure atop a ball.

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Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Earthy

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 15 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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The fern cat – Remedios Varo

A vibrant green cat gazes upward from a dense, surreal forest under a heavy, stormy sky.

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Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Dark

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 16 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Science useless or The Alchemist, Remedios Varo

A solitary figure operates a towering apparatus of gears and pulleys in a mystical laboratory.

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Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Dark

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 17 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Creation of birds

Explore Remedios Varo’s ‘Creation of Birds,’ a surreal oil painting blending fantasy & symbolism. Discover her unique dreamlike world – a captivating piece for art lovers.

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Dark

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 18 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Modernidad

A dreamlike cityscape with a receding, geometric pathway that evokes a sense of urban isolation.

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Neutrals

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 19 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Garden of Love

A surreal scene of two figures before a stone doorway where a tree grows inside a mysterious room.

Art Movement: Surrealism

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 20 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
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Rheumatic pain I

A solitary woman shackled to a pillar under rose-hued clouds, reflecting a sense of entrapment.

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Earthy

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 21 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
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The threads of fate

A solitary woman holds a rope leading toward the sky amidst a surreal, mountainous landscape.

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Dark

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 22 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
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Tarot card 1

A surreal, monochromatic pencil sketch of a star-topped tower formed from spiraling ribbons.

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Monochrome

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 23 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
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Caravan, Remedios Varo

Discover 'Caravan' by Remedios Varo – a surrealist masterpiece blending dreamlike imagery & anarchist themes. Explore this enchanting journey through an enchanted forest.

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Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Earthy

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 24 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
Delivery: Worldwide, about 5 weeks

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Stellar porridge

A woman in a small room feeds a caged crescent moon with a spoon, using star dust processed through a mechanical mill in this 1958 oil painting.

Art Movement: Surrealism
Color Palette: Dark

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 25 of 293 artworks by Remedios Varo
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The artist

Remedios Varo

1908 – 1963

Quick facts

Top-ranked workEmbroidering the Earth's mantle
NationalitySpain
Room fitliving room
Died1963
Works on APS293
Copyright statusUnder copyright
Movementssurrealism
Typical colorsdark, neutrals

Biography

The Precision of the Unseen

In the quiet corners of her studio, Remedios Varo worked with a meticulousness that mirrored the technical drawings of her father, a hydraulic engineer. This early exposure to the mechanics of the world left a mark on her hand, a preference for the fine line and the precise detail. She did not merely paint; she constructed. Her canvases are populated by intricate apparatuses, gears, and hybrid creatures that seem to operate under their own internal logic. There is a certain stillness in her work, the kind found in a laboratory or a sanctuary, where every movement is deliberate and every object has a purpose.

Her upbringing in Anglès, Spain, provided a foundation of duality. From her father, she learned the discipline of observation and the structure of technical drafting. From her mother, she inherited a sense of the spiritual. This tension between the measurable and the mysterious became the engine of her creativity. She moved through the world with a curious eye, absorbing the landscapes of her frequent relocations and the formal training she received at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. It was here that her technical skill met the burgeoning interest in the subconscious, though her path would always remain her own.

A Life in Motion

The movement of her life was dictated by the shifts of history. The Spanish Civil War and the subsequent occupation of France forced her into a series of displacements, eventually leading her to Mexico City. This relocation was not merely a change of scenery; it was a shift in the very substance of her work. In Mexico, she found a community of thinkers and artists, including Leonora Carrington, who shared her interest in the esoteric. She never became a Mexican citizen, maintaining her Spanish identity even as her vision expanded to include the philosophies and indigenous ideas found in her new home.

Her work moved away from the simple portraits of her early years toward a language of symbols. She became interested in alchemy, not as a pursuit of gold, but as a metaphor for the refinement of the self. Her paintings often feature solitary women engaged in mysterious, scientific, or spiritual tasks. These figures are not passive. They are inventors and seekers, often surrounded by machines that seem to bridge the gap between the physical and the metaphysical. In works like Creation of birds, the act of making becomes a cosmic event, a blending of the biological and the magical.

The Architecture of Dreams

Varo’s style is often described as para-surrealism, a term that captures her departure from the standard Surrealist focus on the subconscious. While others sought to release the chaotic impulses of the mind, she sought to organize them. Her paintings are highly structured, using the precision of an illustrator to depict the impossible. She used oil on masonite to achieve a level of detail that demands a close, unhurried gaze. One can see the fine threads of fate being woven or the subtle movement of celestial energy through her brushwork.

Her legacy is found in the way she merged the scientific with the mystical. She looked at the universe through the lens of an engineer and the heart of a seeker. Her paintings remain a study in how the human spirit attempts to map the unknown. Through her intricate depictions of transformation and connection, she created a visual language for the parts of existence that cannot be measured by a ruler or a clock, yet feel entirely real to those who observe them closely.

Questions & Answers

Can I visit a virtual museum of Remedios Varo's works?

The 3D Museum of Remedios Varo is a page that displays the artist's artworks in a virtual three-dimensional gallery.

What are the birthplace and birth year of Remedios Varo?

Remedios Varo was born in Anglès in 1908.

Where can I see Remedios Varo's artworks arranged by atmosphere?

Remedios Varo's works can be browsed by mood on the artist's Mood Room page, which arranges the artworks by their recorded moods.

By the OriginalUniqueArt.com Editorial Team Updated Oct. 15, 2026

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