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Leonora Carrington - 艺术家 - GALERÍA RGR

(Lancashire, United Kingdom, 1917 - Mexico City, Mexico, 2011)

Leonora Carrington was one of the most prominent artists of the surrealist movement producing paintings, sculptures, textiles, and jewelry as well as plays, novels, and short stories.

Carrington rebelled against her conservative upbringing, showing a keen interest in art and literature. She attended the Chelsea School of Art in London, where she became acquainted with the Surrealist movement and its key figures, including Max Ernst.

Her art often featured dreamlike and fantastical elements, drawing inspiration from mythology, folklore, and her subconscious. One of her most famous paintings, “The Lovers” (1949), depicts a mystical union between a woman and a hyena, symbolizing the union of opposites.

Carrington passed away in 2011 in Mexico City, leaving behind a rich and influential body of work.

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Leonora Carrington

Le Fruit Défendu, 1969

Oil on canvas

50 x 47 cm

19 3/4 x 18 1/2 in

Unique

Leonora Carrington

Le Fruit Défendu, 1969

Oil on canvas

50 x 47 cm

19 3/4 x 18 1/2 in

Unique

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Leonora Carrington

Cama con muñeca, 1948

Polychrome wood (red sgraffito covered with black paint), metal, silk, cotton, and beads

20 x 16 x 12 cm

7 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in

Unique

Leonora Carrington

Cama con muñeca, 1948

Polychrome wood (red sgraffito covered with black paint), metal, silk, cotton, and beads

20 x 16 x 12 cm

7 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in

Unique

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Leonora Carrington

White people, 2005

Acrylic on canvas

111.5 x 81 cm

44 x 32 in

Unique

Leonora Carrington

White people, 2005

Acrylic on canvas

111.5 x 81 cm

44 x 32 in

Unique

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Leonora Carrington

Le Fruit Défendu, 1969

Oil on canvas

50 x 47 cm

19 3/4 x 18 1/2 in

Unique

Leonora Carrington

Le Fruit Défendu, 1969

Oil on canvas

50 x 47 cm

19 3/4 x 18 1/2 in

Unique

Leonora Carrington

Cama con muñeca, 1948

Polychrome wood (red sgraffito covered with black paint), metal, silk, cotton, and beads

20 x 16 x 12 cm

7 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in

Unique

Leonora Carrington

Cama con muñeca, 1948

Polychrome wood (red sgraffito covered with black paint), metal, silk, cotton, and beads

20 x 16 x 12 cm

7 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in

Unique

Leonora Carrington

White people, 2005

Acrylic on canvas

111.5 x 81 cm

44 x 32 in

Unique

Leonora Carrington

White people, 2005

Acrylic on canvas

111.5 x 81 cm

44 x 32 in

Unique