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LEONORA CARRINGTON | LA VÍRGEN MORENA

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November 18, 07:40 PM GMT

Estimate

400 - 600 USD

Lot Details

Description

LEONORA CARRINGTON (1917-2011)

LA VÍRGEN MORENA


Signed Leonora Carrington (lower left); dated July 16 1973 No I (lower right); titled and dedicated For Jean and Julien love from Leonora (lower center) and extensively inscribed 

Aquatint and ink on paper

14 by 11 in. (35.6 by 27.9 cm)

Frame: 24¼ by 21⅜ in. (61.6 by 54.3 cm)


We are grateful to Dr. Harold Gabriel Weisz Carrington for confirming the authenticity of this work. 

Julien & Jean Levy, New York (a gift from the artist)

Gallery of Surrealism, New York

Brewster Arts Limited, New York (acquired by 1998)

Acquired from the above in 2005

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