Leonora Carrington - LATIN AMERICA New York Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    RoGallery, New York

  • 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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BRITISH

250

Untitled

1978
Pencil on paper.
12 x 8 1/2 in. (30.5 x 21.6 cm).
Signed and dated "Leonora Carrington 1978" lower right corner.

Estimate
$8,000 - 10,000 

Sold for $6,250

LATIN AMERICA

29 September 2010
New York