Leonora Carrington

British · 1917–2011 · Painter, Printmaker

Mary Leonora Carrington was a British and Mexican surrealist painter and novelist. She lived most of her adult life in Mexico City and was one of the last surviving… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Leonora Carrington, Pastoral, 1950, oil on canvasPastoralPhillips · $346,000≈ £266,893≈ €309,122Sign up to see
  2. Leonora Carrington, Bat-men (How true my love), 1950, tempera on panelBat-men (How true my love)Phillips · $245,000≈ £159,122≈ €224,236Sign up to see
  3. Leonora Carrington, Untitled (Griffin), 1950, wool tapestryUntitled (Griffin)Phillips · $176,400≈ £148,210≈ €169,420Sign up to see

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Mary Leonora Carrington was a British and Mexican surrealist painter and novelist. She lived most of her adult life in Mexico City and was one of the last surviving participants in the Surrealist movement of the 1930s. Carrington was also a founding member of the women's liberation movement in Mexico during the 1970s.

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Born 1917, Clayton-le-WoodsDied 2011, Mexico CityOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, DraughtsmanWikidata Q233207 ↗ULAN 500018196 ↗

surrealism

Also known as Mary Leonora Carrington

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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