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“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, 1951, Exhibition catalogue, Willard Gallery, New York, 1951 Alice Rahon (née Alice Marie Yvonne Philippot) was born in Chenecey-Buillon, France, on June 8, 1904. After publishing three volumes of poetry, she turned to the visual arts at the age of thirty-six and spent her mature years working almost exclusively as a painter. Rahon died in Mexico City in 1987, a naturalized citizen of Mexico Read more: 📘 https://www.gallerywendinorris.com/artists-collection/alice-rahon 🏛 @gallerywendinorris Her Majesty and the Moon, 1956 Alice Rahon #gallerywendinorris #alicerahon #womenartists #femaleartist #surrealism #magicrealism #remediosvaro #leonoracarrington #cats #catsofinstagram