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Property of a Lady
Leonora Carrington
Three Masks for the Play Opus Siniestrus: Little Mermaid Mask (i), Máscara verde con pestañas (ii) & Double-Sided Mask (iii)
Auction Closed
November 19, 11:13 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Lady
Leonora Carrington
1917 - 2011
Three Masks for the Play Opus Siniestrus: Little Mermaid Mask (i), Máscara verde con pestañas (ii) & Double-Sided Mask (iii)
(i)
mesh, acrylic, felt, reed and wire
height: 62 ¼ in. 158 cm.
Executed in 1976; this work is unique.
(ii)
mesh, acrylic, felt, reed, yarn, leather and velvet ribbon
length: 25 ½ in. 64.8 cm.
Executed in 1976; this work is unique.
(iii)
mesh, acrylic, felt, reed and wire
height: 34 ⅞ in. 88.5 cm.
Executed in 1976; this work is unique.
We are grateful to Dr. Harold Gabriel Weisz Carrington for confirming the authenticity of these works.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
(i), (ii) Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, Leonora Carrington: cuentos mágicos, 2018, n.p., illustrated in color
New York, Gallery Wendi Norris, Leonora Carrington: The Story of the Last Egg, 2019, pp. 49-50 and 54-55, illustrated in color
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