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LEONOR FINI (1908-1996) Thoughtful young woman
Watercolour o…
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LEONOR FINI (1908-1996) Thoughtful young woman
Watercolour o…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €3,000
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Description
LEONOR FINI (1908-1996)
Thoughtful young woman
Watercolour on ring paper, signed lower right.
Inscribed on the back with Coll.Verlaine, probably for Collection Julie Verlaine, famous art collector.
Enclosed is the book "Leonor Fini graphique" by Jean Paul Guibbert published by La Guilde du Livre Lausanne. 177 pages with 177 illustrations of works by the artist.
Sheet size: 28.2 x 27 cm
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An Italian-born painter, pastellist, watercolourist and surrealist drawer of portraits and figures, she is also an engraver, illustrator, theatre designer and writer. She began painting at the age of 17 in Milan, adopting the classicism and tonal painting of Carra.
In 1937 she moved to Paris and met André Breton and the Surrealists, who would influence her career. Léonor Fini made friends with a wide range of artists, including Paul Eluard, Max Ernst, Jean Cocteau, Giorgio De Chirico and Alberto Moravia.
Leonor Fini loved cats, which she often portrayed, but it was her portraits of androgynous women and young men that made her famous. For her, women were witches, priestesses, beautiful and sovereign.
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About the sale
Classic Art, Modern, Post-war & Design
Auction location
Auction time
06/10/2026 at 10:30 AM
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