Why Artists Have Been Enchanted by Witchcraft for Centuries

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1. another one from Remedios Varo - Vampiros Vegetarianos

Her surrealist art is very interesting.

One of the most thrilling works we handled this year was the deliciously macabre painting by the surrealist artist Remedios Varo. Painted at the height of her career in 1962, and just one year before her untimely death, this exceptional work is a visual tour-de force filled with whimsy and melancholy.

In Vampiros Vegetarianos three mutant, vegetarian vampires appear mesmerised and huddled around a small bistro table, each feverishly feasting from long straws on a succulent meal of blood red fruits and vegetables. Two hybrid creatures, half rooster and half cat — reminiscent of those in the paintings of her friend Leonora Carrington — look on, tethered to their masters and eager to partake in this banquet. A fiery glow emanates from the vampires as they consume their meal and appear to regain a sense of vitality with each sip.