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Leonora Carrington
British / Mexican • 1917-2011
Biography
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.
Insights
In 2005, Carrington's Juggler (El Juglar) was sold at auction for $713,000, setting a new record for the highest price paid at auction for a living surrealist painter.
Carrington was the subject of a major retrospective exhibition, 'The Celtic Surrealist', held at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 2013.
Recent analysis of Carrington's work is often centered around feminist theory. Her visual language of magic, folklore and autobiography finds echoes in other artists' portrayals of female identity and physicality, like that of Louise Bourgeois and Kiki Smith.
"I never had time to be anyone's muse...I was too busy rebelling against my family and learning to be an artist."
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Leonora Carrington
Crookhey Hall
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $5,080
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Leonora Carrington
The Transparent Hen
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,445
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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
Sold for $25,400
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Leonora Carrington
Untitled (Griffin)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $176,400
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Leonora Carrington
Untitled
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Leonora Carrington
The Spinners
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Leonora Carrington
Portrait de María Félix
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Leonora Carrington
Pastoral
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Leonora Carrington
I am the Queen of Every Hive
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Leonora Carrington
Clone finis
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Leonora Carrington
Pastoral
Estimate $500,000 - 700,000
Sold for $346,000
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Leonora Carrington
Untitled
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
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Leonora Carrington
Trout Finch
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
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Leonora Carrington
Bat-men (How true my love)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $245,000
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Leonora Carrington
Tuesday
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
Sold for $2,250
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Leonora Carrington
Crookery Hall
Estimate $900 - 1,200
Sold for $1,188
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Leonora Carrington
Untitled
Estimate $8,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,250
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