Alice Rahon (1904 - 1987)
Alice Rahon
Alice Phillipot (Alice Rahon) was a French/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, and except for retrospectives at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in 1986 and at the Museo de Arte Moderno in 2009 and 2014, she has been largely forgotten, despite her influence on Mexican modern art.
| Date and place of birt: | 8 june 1904, Chenecey-Buillon, France |
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| Date and place of death: | September 1987, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality: | France, Mexico |
| Period of activity: | XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Poet |
| Genre: | Cityscape, Landscape painting |
| Art style: | Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Surrealism |
