LEONORA CARRINGTON (1917 - 2011) Ready to be hang on the wall. Canvas on the wooden underframe. Medium: printed on canvas panel. Diagonal: 28" or 71,1 cm. Size: 21,7" x 17,7" (in) or 55 x 45 cm. Date: c. 1953. Please note that this is a reproduction printed on canvas. The size may differ from how it looks in the photo. Color can be slightly different from the picture. Selling AS IS can be just a modern copy. Leonora Carrington OBE was a British-born Mexican artist, 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 1930 s. Carrington was also a founding member of the women's liberation movement in Mexico during the 1970 s. Carrington stated that: "I painted for myself...I never believed anyone would exhibit or buy my work." She was not interested in the writings of Sigmund Freud, as were other Surrealists in the movement. She instead focused on magical realism and alchemy and used autobiographical detail and symbolism as the subjects of her paintings. Carrington was interested in presenting female sexuality as she experienced it, rather than as that of male surrealists' characterization of female sexuality. Carrington's work of the 1940 s is focused on the underlying theme of women's role in the creative process. Carrington's work is identified and compared with the surrealist movement. Within the surrealist movement, there was a strong exploration of the women's body combining the mysterious forces of nature combined. During this time women artists correlated the woman figure with creative nature while using ironic stances.
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