Leonora Carrington - The Virtues of Rebellion New York Thursday, October 20, 2022 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Alexander Iolas, Paris
    Private Collection
    Sotheby's, New York, November 28, 1984, lot 209
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

  • Artist Biography

    Leonora Carrington

    British / Mexican • 1917 - 2011

    At 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.

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Clone finis

signed "Leonora Carrington" lower left; signed with the artist's initials and titled "Clone Finis L.C." on the reverse
oil on canvas
32 x 52 in. (81.3 x 132.1 cm)
Painted in 1979.

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The Virtues of Rebellion