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Leonora Carrington
Four works: (i) Study for Snake-Bite Floripondio; (ii) Study for Mural El Mundo Magico de Los Mayas; (iii) Untitled; (iv) Untitled
- Estimate
- $30,000 - 40,000
$25,400
Lot Details
(i, iii) watercolor, pencil and ink on paper
(ii) sanguinea on paper
(iv) oil, ink and pencil on paper
(ii) sanguinea on paper
(iv) oil, ink and pencil on paper
(i, iii) signed "Leonora Carrington" lower right
(ii) signed and dated "Leonora Carrington, March 1964" lower right
(iv) signed and dated "Leonora Carrington, 1956" lower left
(ii) signed and dated "Leonora Carrington, March 1964" lower right
(iv) signed and dated "Leonora Carrington, 1956" lower left
(i, iii) 11 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (30.2 x 25.1 cm)
(ii) 16 1/4 x 15 in. (41.3 x 38.1 cm)
(iv) 9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (25.1 x 17.1 cm)
(ii) 16 1/4 x 15 in. (41.3 x 38.1 cm)
(iv) 9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (25.1 x 17.1 cm)
(i) Executed circa 1975.
(ii) Executed in 1964.
(iii) not dated.
(iv) Executed in 1956.
We wish to thank Dr. Salomon Grimberg for his kind assistance in the cataloguing of these works.
(ii) Executed in 1964.
(iii) not dated.
(iv) Executed in 1956.
We wish to thank Dr. Salomon Grimberg for his kind assistance in the cataloguing of these works.
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Full-Cataloguing
Provenance
Leonora Carrington
British / Mexican | B. 1917 D. 2011At the core of Leonora Carrington's Surrealist oeuvre is a preoccupation with gender and feminist issues. Born to a wealthy family in Lancashire, England, Carrington demonstrated an interest in art at a young age and enrolled at Chelsea School of Art in London. Carrington first became interested in Surrealism after having attended the 1939 International Surrealist Exhibition, and later entered into a relationship with German Surrealist painter Max Ernst.
Like many European intellectuals and artists, Carrington fled war-torn Europe and settled in Mexico where she was greatly influenced by the cultural and religious syncretism. Carrington's unique Surrealist aesthetic is one that often features females as the central figure and includes fairytale-like imagery.
Browse ArtistLike many European intellectuals and artists, Carrington fled war-torn Europe and settled in Mexico where she was greatly influenced by the cultural and religious syncretism. Carrington's unique Surrealist aesthetic is one that often features females as the central figure and includes fairytale-like imagery.