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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
Sorcière Bleue Color Lithograph on Arches Paper, Surrealist, E.A. 4/35
Sorcière Bleue Color Lithograph on Arches Paper, Surrealist, E.A. 4/35

Sorcière Bleue Color Lithograph on Arches Paper, Surrealist, E.A. 4/35

By Leonor Fini

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Artist: Leonor Fini (Buenos Aires, 1907 – Paris, 1996) Title: Sorcière Bleue (Blue Witch) Date: ca. 1970–1972 Technique: Color lithograph on Arches paper Edition: E.A. 4/35 (Épreuve ...

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1970s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph for Parallèlement

original lithograph for Parallèlement

By Leonor Fini

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallèlement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition ...

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1960s Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph for Parallèlement

original lithograph for Parallèlement

By Leonor Fini

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallèlement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition ...

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1960s Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph for Parallèlement

original lithograph for Parallèlement

By Leonor Fini

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallèlement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition ...

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1960s Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Dithyrambe
Dithyrambe

Dithyrambe

By Leonor Fini

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Leonor Fini Title: Dithyrambe Year: 1972 Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered 37/95 in pencil Paper: Japan paper Im...

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1970s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph for Parallèlement

original lithograph for Parallèlement

By Leonor Fini

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallèlement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition ...

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1960s Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph for Parallèlement

original lithograph for Parallèlement

By Leonor Fini

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallèlement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition ...

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1960s Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph for Parallèlement

original lithograph for Parallèlement

By Leonor Fini

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallèlement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition ...

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1960s Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph for Parallèlement

original lithograph for Parallèlement

By Leonor Fini

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallèlement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition ...

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1960s Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph for Parallèlement

original lithograph for Parallèlement

By Leonor Fini

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallèlement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition ...

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1960s Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph for Parallèlement

original lithograph for Parallèlement

By Leonor Fini

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallèlement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition ...

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1960s Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini, rare original serigraph on Rives paper, circa 1970
Leonor Fini, rare original serigraph on Rives paper, circa 1970

Leonor Fini, rare original serigraph on Rives paper, circa 1970

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rare print handsigned by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. This silkscreen is in perfect condition and from a ver...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Paper

Leonor Fini - Playful Cat - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Leonor Fini - Playful Cat - Original Handsigned Lithograph

Leonor Fini - Playful Cat - Original Handsigned Lithograph

By Leonor Fini

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Leonor Fini - Playful Cat - Original Handsigned Lithograph Les Elus de la Nuit 1986 Conditions: excellent Handsigned and Numbered Edition: 230 Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Editions: Trinc...

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1980s Modern Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph for Parallèlement

original lithograph for Parallèlement

By Leonor Fini

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallèlement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition ...

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1960s Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini, Extrême Nuit, rare lithograph on wove paper, 1980
Leonor Fini, Extrême Nuit, rare lithograph on wove paper, 1980

Leonor Fini, Extrême Nuit, rare lithograph on wove paper, 1980

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Very rare artist proof handsigned by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. This rare original lithograph depicts a wo...

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1980s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Paper

Leonor Fini, Cats, rare lithograph on Rives paper, circa 1970
Leonor Fini, Cats, rare lithograph on Rives paper, circa 1970

Leonor Fini, Cats, rare lithograph on Rives paper, circa 1970

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rare print handsigned by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. Leonor Fini adored cats and dedicated several works to...

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20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Cat Duo

Cat Duo

By Leonor Fini

Located in Columbia, MO

LEONOR FINI Cat Duo 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches

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1970s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini, rare print, woman holding flowers
Leonor Fini, rare print, woman holding flowers

Leonor Fini, rare print, woman holding flowers

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Leonor Fini, Two princesses and a bird, circa 1970 Texte : Rare print handsigned by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by w...

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1970s Leonor Fini Art

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Erotic Couple -  Surrealism Argentinian French Erotic Couple
Erotic Couple -  Surrealism Argentinian French Erotic Couple

Erotic Couple - Surrealism Argentinian French Erotic Couple

By Leonor Fini

Located in London, GB

This drawing by Leonor Fini is hand signed by the artist in brown ink "Leonor Fini" in the lower right image. It was executed in 1977. This work is from a sketchbook. Condition: Ve...

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1970s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Paper, Ink

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969
Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

By Leonor Fini

Located in Fairfield, CT

This exquisite lithograph by Leonor Fini (1907–1996), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Parallelement (Parallel), Paul Verlaine, illustre de lithographies originales de Le...

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1960s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969
Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

By Leonor Fini

Located in Fairfield, CT

This exquisite lithograph by Leonor Fini (1907–1996), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Parallelement (Parallel), Paul Verlaine, illustre de lithographies originales de Le...

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1960s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Mother and Child, Signed Surrealist Etching by Leonor Fini
Mother and Child, Signed Surrealist Etching by Leonor Fini

Mother and Child, Signed 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...

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Late 20th Century Leonor Fini Art

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Etching

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969
Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

By Leonor Fini

Located in Fairfield, CT

This exquisite lithograph by Leonor Fini (1907–1996), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Parallelement (Parallel), Paul Verlaine, illustre de lithographies originales de Le...

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1960s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Etudes de Sphinx (Sphinx and Cat)
Etudes de Sphinx (Sphinx and Cat)

Etudes de Sphinx (Sphinx and Cat)

By Leonor Fini

Located in Columbia, MO

Leonor Fini (Argentine-French, 1907 - 1996) was an independent and visionary artist whose work defied categorization within Surrealism, despite her association with its key figures i...

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20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Ink

Leonor Fini - Original Lithograph
Leonor Fini - Original Lithograph

Leonor Fini - Original Lithograph

By Leonor Fini

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Leonor Fini - Original Lithograph The Flowers of Evil 1964 Conditions: excellent Edition: 500 Dimensions: 46 x 34 cm Editions: Le Cercle du Livre Précieux, Paris Unsigned and unumb...

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1960s Modern Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini - Dressed-up - Original Lithograph
Leonor Fini - Dressed-up - Original Lithograph

Leonor Fini - Dressed-up - Original Lithograph

By Leonor Fini

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Leonor Fini - Dressed-up - Original Lithograph The Flowers of Evil 1964 Conditions: excellent Edition: 500 Dimensions: 46 x 34 cm Editions: Le Cercle du Livre Précieux, Paris Unsig...

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1960s Modern Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Tristan and Isolde
Tristan and Isolde

Tristan and Isolde

By Leonor Fini

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Tristan and Isolde" 1978 is an original color lithograph on Arches wove paper by noted Italian/Argentinian artist Leonor Fini, 1907-1996. It is hand signed and n...

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Late 20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini – Sphinge surréaliste (rare lithographie)
Leonor Fini – Sphinge surréaliste (rare lithographie)

Leonor Fini – Sphinge surréaliste (rare lithographie)

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Leonor Fini, Surrealist sphinge (rare lithograph) Rare lithograph on Arches wove paper handsigned and numered by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, now rediscovered and inscreasingly es...

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20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Paper

Anagrom

Anagrom

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

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Paper, Etching

Leonor Fini, Woman dressed with peacock feathers, circa 1970
Leonor Fini, Woman dressed with peacock feathers, circa 1970

Leonor Fini, Woman dressed with peacock feathers, circa 1970

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Leonor Fini, Woman dressed with peacock feathers, circa 1970 Texte : Rare print handsigned by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscoverin...

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1970s Leonor Fini Art

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Paper

Courtesans, Signed Surrealist Etching by Leonor Fini
Courtesans, Signed Surrealist Etching by Leonor Fini

Courtesans, Signed Surrealist Etching by Leonor Fini

By Leonor Fini

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Leonor Fini Title: Untitled IV Year: circa 1970 Medium: Etching, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 180/280 Size: 26 in. x 19.5 in. (66.04 cm x 49.53 cm)

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1970s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare print on paper)
Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare print on paper)

Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare print on paper)

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Leonor Fini, Rogomelec (rare original print on Rives paper) Texte : Rare lithograph on Rives paper, handsigned and numered by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, now rediscovered and inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. Leonor Fini was actually the life of the party during the Surrealist movement like Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Jacqueline Lamba and Claude Lalanne. Many consider her to be the most fiercely independent female artist of the 20th centuryThis rare lithograph was made after the painting untitled Rogomelec, which was sold by Christie's on october 9th 2024 at GBP 907,200. Created in 1978, Rogomelec is an arresting example of Leonor Fini’s fantastical visions. Within a barren land stands a king dressed in an elaborate coat of peacock feathers. Light glints off his dazzling crown. He is magisterial, imperious, royalty incarnated. The painting shares its title with that of Fini’s third novella, first published in 1979; Rogomelec means ‘he who stones the king’. Written in the first person, the story tells of a traveller in a faraway land, home to a decaying monastery-turned-sanatorium, where monks proffer hallucinatory herbal cures, and culminates in an unsettling discovery during a ritual celebration of the king, the subject of the present work. Born in Buenos Aires, Fini moved to Trieste as a young child. There, she developed an early interest in Renaissance and Mannerist art – the latter’s influence is evident in the elongated figure of Rogomelec – as well as Gustav Klimt, the Pre-Raphaelites, and the German and French Romantics, artists she discovered while riffling through her uncle’s extensive library. Largely self-taught, she moved to Paris in 1931 where she befriended René Magritte, Paul Éluard, Max Ernst, and Victor Brauner. Through them, Fini grew close with the Surrealists and participated in their exhibitions, including Peggy Guggenheim’s landmark show 31 Women at her eponymous gallery on West 57 Street in New York. Like her contemporaries, Fini’s paintings too seem wrenched from a dream and across her works she sought to reconcile the world that she experienced with that of her subconscious mind. In Rogomelec, the king’s clothing is meticulous, and the drama of the ensemble was likely influenced by Fini’s work outside the studio. She created sets and costumes for the ballet, stage, and film; collaborated on performances for the Paris Opéra and La Scala in Milan; and conceived of the bottle and packaging for Elsa Schiaparelli’s perfume...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Romeo and Juliet - Lithograph
Romeo and Juliet - Lithograph

Romeo and Juliet - Lithograph

By Leonor Fini

Located in Paris, IDF

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

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1980s Modern Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini, rare original serigraph on Rives paper, circa 1970
Leonor Fini, rare original serigraph on Rives paper, circa 1970

Leonor Fini, rare original serigraph on Rives paper, circa 1970

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rare print handsigned by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. This silkscreen is in perfect condition and from a ver...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Paper

Satiricon - Lithograph on Cardboard by Leonor Fini - 1970

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.

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1970s Contemporary Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph, Cardboard

Leonor Fini, rare original lithograph on paper, circa 1970
Leonor Fini, rare original lithograph on paper, circa 1970

Leonor Fini, rare original lithograph on paper, circa 1970

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rare print numered by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, now rediscovered and inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. It depicts a beautiful feminine figu...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Chimera No. 1
Chimera No. 1

Chimera No. 1

By Leonor Fini

Located in Columbia, MO

Leonor Fini (Argentine-French, 1907 - 1996) was an independent and visionary artist whose work defied categorization within Surrealism, despite her association with its key figures i...

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20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969
Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

By Leonor Fini

Located in Fairfield, CT

This exquisite lithograph by Leonor Fini (1907–1996), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Parallelement (Parallel), Paul Verlaine, illustre de lithographies originales de Le...

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1960s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Headdress

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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Cat on a Rug

Cat on a Rug

By Leonor Fini

Located in Columbia, MO

LEONOR FINI Cat on a Rug 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches

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1970s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini Erotica I etching
Leonor Fini Erotica I etching

Leonor Fini Erotica I etching

By Leonor Fini

Located in Paonia, CO

An etching by Leonor Fini depicting three men and three woman interacting in various ways and one of the woman sitting in the foreground is playing the lute. This is a signed limited edition etching numbering 68 out of 100. There is also a signature by the artist embossed in the paper just below the pencil signature. The paper is very fibrous and is deckle -edged. The paper size is 26 x 20.25 Image size 15.50 x 12.50. This original rare etching is in very good condition. Argentinian-born artist Leonor Fini (1907-1996) is considered one of the great female artists of the twentieth century. She moved to Paris in the early 1930’s where she spent most of her life and almost immediately formed friendships with Salvador Dali, Cartier- Bresson, Max Ernst and other intellectuals of the time. At twenty five she had her first one person show in Paris and was included in the 1936 pivotal exhibition at MOMA…Fantastic Art, Dada and Surrealism…..and that same year had an exhibition at a famous avant garde gallery in New York. Although Fini never considered herself a Surrealist she maintained close personal relationships with several members of the group. One can see how their ideology influenced her work but she remained firmly rooted in the tradition of Symbolism, Metaphysics and Italian and German Romanticism Her works can be found in most important collections of modern art around the world. Fini was renowned as a portraitist and as a painter of erotic sexual tensions with a mysterious atmosphere. She was adamant about being independent and not belonging to any one group. She lived life on her own terms and is sometimes referred to as …..the female Dali. She was also involved with designing for fashion and creating elaborate sets for opera and theatre. As a feminist she was definitely ahead of the times. She produced the first erotic male nude...

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1970s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969
Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

By Leonor Fini

Located in Fairfield, CT

This exquisite lithograph by Leonor Fini (1907–1996), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Parallelement (Parallel), Paul Verlaine, illustre de lithographies originales de Le...

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1960s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini - Red Cats - Original Etching
Leonor Fini - Red Cats - Original Etching

Leonor Fini - Red Cats - Original Etching

By Leonor Fini

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Leonor Fini - Cats - Original Engraving Mme.Helvetius' Cats Original etching created in 1985, Printed Signature (LF). Conditions: excellent Edition: 100 Support: Arches paper. Dimensions: Paper dimensions: 44 x 28 cm Editions: Moret, Paris. Leonor Fini is considered one of the most important women artists of the mid-twentieth century, along with Leonora Carrington, Frida Kahlo, Meret Oppenheim, Remedios Varo, and Dorothea Tanning – most of whom Fini knew well. Her career, which spanned some six decades, included painting, graphic design, book illustration, product design (the renowned torso-shaped perfume bottle for Schiaparelli’s Shocking), and set and costume design for theatre, ballet, opera, and film. In this compellingly readable, exhaustively researched account, author Peter Webb brings Fini’s provocative art and unconventional personal life, as well as the vibrant avant-garde world in which she revolved, vividly in life. Born in Buenos Aires in 1907 (August 30 – January 18, 1996, Paris) to Italian and Argentine parents, Leonor grew up in Trieste, Italy, raised by her strong-willed, independent mother, Malvina. She was a virtually self-taught artist, learing anatomy directly from studying cadavers in the local morgue and absorbing composition and technique from the Old Masters through books and visits to museums. Fini’s fledging attempts at painting in Trieste let her to Milan, where she participated in her first group exhibition in 1929, and then to Paris in 1931. Her vivacious personality and flamboyant attire instantly garnered her a spotlight in the Parisian art world and she soon developed close relationships with the leading surrealist writers and painters, including Paul Eluard, Salvador Dali, Man Ray, and Max Ernst, who became her lover for a time. The only surrealist she could not abide because of his misogyny was André Breton. Although she repeatedly exhibited with them, she never considered herself a surrealist. The American dealer Julien Levy, very much impressed by Fini’s painting and smitten by her eccentric charms, invited her to New York in 1936, where she took part in a joint gallery exhibition with Max Ernst and met many American surrealists, including Joseph Cornell and Pavel Tchelitchew. Her work was included in MoMA’s pivotal Fantastic Art, Dada and Surrealism exhibition, along with De Chirico, Dali, Ernst, and Yves Tanguy. In 1939 in Paris she curated an exhibition of surrealist furniture...

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1980s Modern Leonor Fini Art

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Leonor Fini - Saturday Night Dress - Original Lithograph
Leonor Fini - Saturday Night Dress - Original Lithograph

Leonor Fini - Saturday Night Dress - Original Lithograph

By Leonor Fini

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Leonor Fini - Saturday Night Dress - Original Lithograph The Flowers of Evil 1964 Conditions: excellent Edition: 500 Dimensions: 46 x 34 cm Editions: Le Cercle du Livre Précieux, P...

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1960s Modern Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Sclaclaviol

Sclaclaviol

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

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Paper, Etching

Metamorphosis Cat (B)
Metamorphosis Cat (B)

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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Ecstasy
Ecstasy

Ecstasy

By Leonor Fini

Located in Columbia, MO

Leonor Fini (Argentine-French, 1907–1996) A fiercely spirited Surrealist unfettered by social mores, Leonor Fini defied convention with her haunting, dreamlike works that explore the...

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20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Paper, Screen

Metamorphosis Cat (A)

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

Leonor Fini, rare original silkscreen on Rives paper, circa 1970
Leonor Fini, rare original silkscreen on Rives paper, circa 1970

Leonor Fini, rare original silkscreen on Rives paper, circa 1970

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Leonor Fini, rare original silkscreen on Rives paper, circa 1970 Rare print handsigned by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering ar...

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1970s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Cats Dot and Swirl

Cats Dot and Swirl

By Leonor Fini

Located in Columbia, MO

LEONOR FINI Cats Dot and Swirl 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches

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1970s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969
Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallel, 1969

By Leonor Fini

Located in Fairfield, CT

This exquisite lithograph by Leonor Fini (1907–1996), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Parallelement (Parallel), Paul Verlaine, illustre de lithographies originales de Le...

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1960s Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini - Pleasure - Original Lithograph
Leonor Fini - Pleasure - Original Lithograph

Leonor Fini - Pleasure - Original Lithograph

By Leonor Fini

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Leonor Fini - Pleasure - Original Lithograph The Flowers of Evil 1964 Conditions: excellent Edition: 500 Dimensions: 46 x 34 cm Editions: Le Cercle du Livre Précieux, Paris Unsigne...

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1960s Modern Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini, Sphinx Ariene, rare handsigned print
Leonor Fini, Sphinx Ariene, rare handsigned print

Leonor Fini, Sphinx Ariene, rare handsigned print

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rare print handsigned and numered by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, now rediscovered and inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. It depicts a mytholog...

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20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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La Lutte, Signed Surrealist Etching by Leonor Fini
La Lutte, Signed Surrealist Etching by Leonor Fini

La Lutte, Signed 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...

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Late 20th Century Leonor Fini Art

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Etching

Nude Study - Lithograph by Leonor Fini - 1970s
Nude Study - Lithograph by Leonor Fini - 1970s

Nude Study - Lithograph by Leonor Fini - 1970s

By Leonor Fini

Located in Roma, IT

Nude Study is original colored lithograph on paper, realized in 1970 by Leonor Fini an Argentine-Italian painter who spent her artistic career in France and was associated with the S...

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1970s Modern Leonor Fini Art

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Lithograph

Leonor Fini, rare lithograph on Arches paper, circa 1980
Leonor Fini, rare lithograph on Arches paper, circa 1980

Leonor Fini, rare lithograph on Arches paper, circa 1980

By Leonor Fini

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rare print handsigned by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. This rare original lithograph is an artist proof in ve...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Leonor Fini Art

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Paper

Leonor Fini art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Leonor Fini art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of orange, yellow and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Leonor Fini in lithograph, etching, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Surrealist style. Not every interior allows for large Leonor Fini art, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of André Masson, Max Ernst, and Roberto Matta. Leonor Fini art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $66 and tops out at $400,000, while the average work can sell for $900.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    The Surrealist painter Fini is Leonor Fini. 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 widely revered for their sensuous qualities and raw energy. Some of her most famous works include Little Hermit Sphinx, La Toilette Inutile, Woman Seated on a Naked Man and La Semaine de Bonté. Explore a variety of Leonor Fini art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024
    Yes, Leonor Fini was a Surrealist. Though she had no formal art education, Fini proved 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. She exhibited her work in many Parisian art galleries, including the gallery of Christian Dior, before the fashion icon became a designer. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of Leonor Fini art.