The artist discusses the unique allure and process of oil painting and what new projects are on the horizon.

The artist Remedios Varo (1908-63) was a voracious reader and a fan of science-fiction authors such as Jules Verne, Arthur C. Clarke and Ray Bradbury. Her paintings might seem like scenes out of a ...

The total value of an artist’s artworks sold at auction over a specific period. This metric reflects the artist’s overall market activity and demand in monetary terms. The middle value of all realized ...

Haunting and surreal books for readers drawn to the metaphysical mystery and lyrical detachment of Murakami’s 'Kafka on the ...

Born in Anglès, a small town in Spain, in 1908, Varo grew up developing her love of art and science. Her father, a hydraulic engineer, taught her technical drawing, and she was an avid reader of ...

As “Science Fictions,” curated by Caitlin Haskell and Tere Arcq and on view at the Art Institute of Chicago through Nov. 27, demonstrates, her curiosity and imagination matched these singular ...