Leonor Fini Art
French, 1908-1996
Leonor Fini was the life of the party during the French Surrealist movement. A socialite with connections to some of the movement's biggest names, Fini was also an astoundingly gifted artist in her own right. In fact, many consider her to be the most fiercely independent female artist of the 20th century. A theatrical personality, Fini created prints, paintings and drawings that are widely revered for their sensuous qualities and raw energy.
Fini's life started off in a dramatic fashion, which was perhaps a portent of things to come. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1907, but her parents separated soon after and her mother took her away to Trieste, Italy. Due to her father's attempts to kidnap her, Fini was often dressed as a boy throughout her childhood.
Fini was surrounded by artistic women in Trieste, and she naturally developed a love for art as well. By the time she was 17, she had become familiar with Renaissance art and Mannerist painting and was exhibiting her own portraits. In 1931, at just 24 years of age, Fini moved to Paris and became acquainted with influential artists Giorgio de Chirico and Carlos Carrà. She also met and started a romantic relationship with Surrealist pioneer Max Ernst, who introduced her to others in the movement.
Though she had no formal art education, Fini proved herself to be both technically masterful and creatively exceptional. Her work and her flamboyant personality attracted the attention of many of the 20th century's most celebrated artists and thinkers, including Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau, Albert Camus and Jean Genet, just to name a very few. She exhibited her work in many Parisian art galleries, including the gallery of Christian Dior before the fashion icon became a designer.
In the 1950s, Fini continued painting while immersing herself in other artistic and dramatic endeavors, including theater costume and mask design. She also designed posters for the Paris Opera and wardrobes for movies.
Fini continued living and painting in Paris for the rest of her life. She died in 1996.
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Artist: Leonor Fini
Satiricon - Lithograph on Cardboard by Leonor Fini - 1970
By Leonor Fini
Located in Roma, IT
Satiricon is a colored lithograph, realized in 1970 by Leonor Fini, an Argentine-Italian painter who spent her artistic career in France and was associated with the Surrealist movement.
Not signed nor numbered.
In very good condition.
From series "Satiricon de Petron".
The artwork represents a portrait of a nude woman with her delicate beauty expressed perfectly through confident strokes by bright and harmonic colors. Leonor Fini (1907-1966) was an emblematic painter, illustrator, writer, scene painter and draftswoman; one of her favorite subjects was human bodies painted with hybrid shapes, as animals, plants or minerals. Her subjects are neither naked nor dressed, their body is crossed by nervous tissues, veins and blood vessels.
Category
1970s Contemporary Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Lithograph, Cardboard
La Grande Parade des Chats 60 Illustrations of Cats by Leonor Fini 1973
By Leonor Fini
Located in FR
La grande Parade des Chats Original Illustrations by Leonor Fini
Containing sixty original illustrations all hand signed
This is from a uniq...
Category
1970s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Lithograph
Face - Original Lithograph on Cardboard by Leonor Fini - 1970s
By Leonor Fini
Located in Roma, IT
Face is an original colored lithograph on the cardboard, realized by Leonor Fini, an Argentine-Italian painter who spent her artistic career in France and was associated with the Sur...
Category
1970s Modern Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Lithograph, Cardboard
Two faces - Original Lithograph on Cardboard by Leonor Fini - 1970
By Leonor Fini
Located in Roma, IT
Two faces is an original colored lithograph on the cardboard, realized by Leonor Fini, an Argentine-Italian painter who spent her artistic career in France and was associated with th...
Category
1970s Contemporary Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Lithograph
Romeo and Juliet - Lithograph
By Leonor Fini
Located in Paris, FR
Leonor FINI (1908-1996)
Romeo and Juliet, 1980
Lithograph
Printed signature in the plate
On Vellum 43 x 36 cm (c. 16.92 x 14.1 in)
Excellent condition
Category
1980s Modern Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Lithograph
Games Of Masks - Lithograph
By Leonor Fini
Located in Paris, FR
Leonor FINI (1908-1996)
Games Of Masks, 1980
Lithograph
Printed signature in the plate
On Vellum 43 x 36 cm (c. 16.92 x 14.1 in)
Excellent condition
Category
1980s Modern Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Lithograph
Figure in Doorway, Surrealist Etching by Leonor Fini
By Leonor Fini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Leonor Fini, Argentine/French (1918 - 1996) - Figure in Doorway, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 207/220, Image Size: 7.5 x 5.25 inches, Size: 12.5 x 10 in. ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Etching
Surrealist Sphinx Woman - Original handsigned lithograph
By Leonor Fini
Located in Paris, FR
Leonor FINI
Surrealist Sphinx Woman, 1972
Original lithograph
Handsigned in pencil
On vellum 37 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch)
Excellent condition
Category
1970s Modern Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Lithograph
Double Portraits by Leonor Fini
By Leonor Fini
Located in Pasadena, CA
Leonor Fini defies notions of time and space, inviting us to contemplate existence and its mysteries. The artist has been painting all her life. She is distinguished by a surreal and...
Category
1960s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Lithograph
Profile - Original Lithograph by Leonor Fini - 20th Century
By Leonor Fini
Located in Roma, IT
Profile is original colored lithograph on the cardboard, realized by Leonor Fini, an Argentine-Italian painter who spent her artistic career in France and was associated with the Sur...
Category
20th Century Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Lithograph
Reflection
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching
Nightgown
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching
Carried
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
Category
20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching
Submissive
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
Category
20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching
Spectre
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
Category
20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Etching, Archival Paper
Corsage
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
Category
20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching
Teacher
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching
Pull
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
Category
20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching
Beheaded
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
Category
20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching
Face and Flowers
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
Category
20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
The Dance, Surrealist Etching by Leonor Fini
By Leonor Fini
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Dance
Leonor Fini, Argentine/French (1918–1996)
Color Etching on Japon Paper, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 158/250
Image Size: 17 x 14.5 inches
Size: 29.75 x 22.25 in...
Category
Late 20th Century Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Etching
Mother and Child, Surrealist Etching by Leonor Fini
By Leonor Fini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mother and Child
Leonor Fini, Argentine/French (1918–1996)
Color Etching on Japon, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 153/186
Image Size: 18 x 12 inches
Size: 26.5 x 19 in. (67...
Category
Late 20th Century Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Etching
Tango, Surrealist Etching by Leonor Fini
By Leonor Fini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tango
Color Etching on Fabriano Italia, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 36/280
Image Size: 17 x 14.5 inches
Size: 26 x 19 in. (66.04 x 48.26 cm)
Category
Late 20th Century Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Etching
The Fight, Surrealist Etching by Leonor Fini
By Leonor Fini
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Fight
Leonor Fini, Argentine/French (1918–1996)
Etching on BFK Rives, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of XVII/XXV
Image Size: 11.25 x 8 inches
Size: 16.25 x 12.75 in. (41.2...
Category
Late 20th Century Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait of a Child, Surrealist Lithograph by Leonor Fini
By Leonor Fini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Portrait of a Child
Leonor Fini, Argentine/French (1918–1996)
Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 200
Image Size: 16.5 x 12 inches
Size: 24.5 x 19 in. (62.23 x 48.26...
Category
Late 20th Century Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Lithograph
Headdress
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Leap
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Nymph Crowns
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Metamorphosis Cat (B)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Psuedo sonnet
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
Category
1970s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
Materials
Lithograph
Pout
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Fellowship (B)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Curious
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Yawn
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Metamorphosis Cat (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Heads and Figures Variations (B)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
The Nymphs (B)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Pas du chat (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Metamorphosis Owl (B)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Heads and Figures Variations (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Shrug
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Exclamation (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Three Dancers (B)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
The Repose (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Exclamation (B)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Coup de pied (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Duet (B)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Three Dancers (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
The Nymphs (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Turn
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Robed Figure
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Faces
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Crouch
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Fellowship (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Etching
Coup de pied (B)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Gesture (B)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Gesture (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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Duet (A)
By Leonor Fini
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonor Fini was born in Argentina in 1907 but travelled and lived in Europe with her mother from a young age. By 1931, she was in Paris, in the full swing of the Surrealist movement....
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art
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