Artist

Alice Rahon

French, 1904–1987

Alice Rahon was a French Surrealism artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Alice Rahon was born in Chenecey-Buillon.

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.

Works by Alice Rahon

Collections represented

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