Leonora Carrington was a British-Mexican Surrealist artist and a founding member of the women’s liberation movement in Mexico. She was born in 1917 in Lancashire, England, and studied at the Chelsea School of Art. Carrington soon established herself as a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and up until her death in 2011, exhibited extensively in England, Mexico, and across the United States.
In 1936, Carrington met and began a romantic relationship with the older German painter, Max Ernst, who would have a notable influence on her work. After Ernst was arrested for “Degenerate Art,” Carrington was hospitalized with a mental breakdown in Madrid. Following her traumatic experience of shock therapy, she retreated to Mexico in 1942 and resumed painting.
Carrington was the only woman included in a major retrospective of Surrealism at the Pierre Matisse gallery in New York in 1947, where she became an overnight art world sensation. Over time she also emerged as one of the leading voices in Mexico’s suffrage movement, designing many of its rally pamphlets.
Carrington’s dreamlike paintings and prints, comprising highly detailed compositions of fantastical creatures and otherworldly settings, are based on intensely personal symbolism. However, themes of metamorphosis and magic have given her art an enduring appeal. As said by the artist, in her classic novella, The Hearing Trumpet, “Art making is a magic which makes the hours melt away and even days dissolve into seconds."
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Drue
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonora Carrington (British-Mexican 1917 - 2011) was a painter, writer, and key figure in Surrealism whose work explored the sacred, the mystical, and the magical in everyday life. B...
Lithograph
Leonora Carrington, The Transparent Hen
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Miami, FL
Leonora Carrington The Transparent Hen, 1969 Watercolor and ink on paper 11 x 4 in Provenance: Private Collection, Dr. Salomon Grimberg (Gift from the artist). Private Collection, T...
Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper
Standing Man Large Color Lithograph
By Saul Steinberg
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Standing Man Large Color lithograph, edition 10/50 pencil signed, image 55x47framed 59x51x1.5 Saul Steinberg was a Romanian cartoonist and illustrator best known for his iconic co...
Lithograph
$1,200
H 21 in W 29 in
La Corde Sensible, Surrealist Lithograph after Magritte
By (after) René Magritte
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rene Magritte (after) Title: La Corde Sensible Medium: Lithograph, Signed in Pencil by Georgette Magritte Image Size: 16.5 x 21 inches Sheet Size: 21 ...
Lithograph
'Tropical Fish', Psychedelic Piscatorial, Aquatic
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Murray' and painted circa 1990. A large and vibrant study of three colorful fishes shown stacked vertically.
Wax Crayon, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
$1,600
H 23.75 in W 27.75 in D 1 in
Mod Surrealist 1970's Drawing Watercolor Painting Jungle Fantasy, Unicorn, Lion
Located in Surfside, FL
Jungle fantasy Scene, Ink, Colored ink and color watercolor surreal fantasy scene, birds, giraffes, alligators, snakes, turtles, storks, unicorn and maiden in a tepee, lions and elephants. Laurence L. Donovan Jr. (1927-2001) was a poet, artist, and English professor at the University of Miami, best known for his poetry, much of which was inspired by Florida’s natural beauty. Donovan grew up in southern Florida. His parents were Ruth and Laurence Donovan...
Ink, Watercolor
$850
H 15 in W 18 in D 1 in
Original Mid-Century Red Farmhouse Watercolor Landscape Painting
By Thelma Fike Rodehorst
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Mid-Century Red Farmhouse Watercolor Landscape Painting Beautiful mid-century 1940's watercolor of a bucolic farmhouse scene - sunset, undul...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$770
H 30 in W 22 in
Large Baruch Nachshon Israeli Surrealist Color Lithograph Judaica Israel
By Baruch Nachshon
Located in Surfside, FL
Boruch Nachshon Hand signed lower left Baruch Nachshon, was born in Mandatory Palestine in 1939, in the city of Haifa. Nachshon began to paint in early childhood, and developed his ...
Lithograph
$354
H 11.82 in W 16.54 in D 0.04 in
Hand Finished Botanical Fish Giclée Print with Protea Flower Limited Edition
By Sofía Cristina Jiménez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Limited edition giclée print with hand-painted watercolor intervention depicting a surreal fish whose tail transforms into a blooming protea flower. Pez Protea belongs to Botanical ...
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
$799
H 38.5 in W 24 in D 0.3 in
Original Paris le 14 Juillet Bastille Day vintage travel poster, linen-backed
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Spokane, WA
Original "Le 14 Juillet à Paris" Poster by Gromaire, Linen-Backed, 1956, Excellent Condition. First edition lithograph poster, an after of a 1956 painting by Marcel Gromaire, spons...
Lithograph
$8,250
H 40 in W 60 in
"Nesting Swan" Contemporary Surrealist, Large scale Watercolor painting
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
large scale contemporary surrealist watercolor painting depicting a graceful white swan on a green leather armchair, with a stack of books piled high to its side. A silver designer mid-century modern pole...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$7,300
H 33.625 in W 27.625 in
"Venise en Fleurs" from "Je Reve, " Surrealist Lithograph signed by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Venise en Fleurs" is an original color lithograph by Andre Masson. This piece is from the "Je Reve" (I Dream) portfolio of 1975. The edition number, written lower left, is H.C. XXV/...
Lithograph
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H 17.5 in W 23.5 in
Composition, Les Enfants Trouves de Magritte, Rene Magritte (after)
By René Magritte
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Rene Magritte (1898-1967) (after) Title: Composition, Les Enfants Trouves de Magritte Year: 1968 Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper Size: 17.5 x 23.5 inches Edition: ...
Lithograph
Untitled - IX
By Wojtek Kowalczyk
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled - IX Wojtek Kowalczyk, Polish (1960) Date: 2005 Lithograph, signed in pencil Size: 19.5 in. x 13.5 in. (49.53 cm x 34.29 cm) Frame Size: 21 x 18 inches
Lithograph
Ver las estrellas
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonora Carrington (English, 1917–2011) A visionary artist, writer, and sculptor, Leonora Carrington created worlds steeped in magic, mythology, and the subconscious. Originally from...
Paper, Engraving
Crocodrilos Sueños (Crocodile Dreams II)
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Columbia, MO
Leonora Carrington Visionary artist, writer, and sculptor Leonora Carrington (English Mexican, 1917–2011) created worlds steeped in magic, mythology, and the subconscious. Originall...
Bronze
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H 18 in W 24 in
Leonora Carrington, "Crow Soup, " color lithograph, hand signed
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Leonora Carrington "Crow Soup" 1997 Color Lithograph Image: 18 x 24 inches, Frame size: 28 x 34 inches Hand signed in the image in the right hand corner Numbered 53/95 from the editi...
Lithograph
Crookhey Hall, Surreal Lithograph by Leonora Carrington
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leonora Carrington, Mexican/British (1917 - 2011) Title: Crookhey Hall Year: 1987 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 ...
Lithograph
Crookhey Hall, Surreal Silkscreen by Leonora Carrington
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Long Island City, NY
Limited edition lithograph by British-born Mexican artist Leonora Carrington. Carrington played a major role in the Surrealist movement of the 1930s and was a founding member of the women's liberation movement in Mexico during the 1970s. Artist: Leonora Carrington, Mexican/British (1917 - 2011) Title: Crookhey Hall...
Screen
Tuesday, Surreal Silkscreen by Leonora Carrington
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Long Island City, NY
Limited edition silkscreen by British-born Mexican artist Leonora Carrington. Carrington played a major role in the Surrealist movement of the 1930s and was a founding member of the ...
Screen
Tuesday, Surrealist Lithograph by Leonora Carrington
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Long Island City, NY
Limited edition lithograph by British-born Mexican artist Leonora Carrington. Carrington played a major role in the Surrealist movement of the 1930s and was a founding member of the ...
Lithograph
The Walker
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This bronze is in the manner of Leonora Carrington, it is from the 1960s, purchased in Mexico with another sculpture by Carrington.
Bronze
The Palmist
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Surrealist bronze after Leonora Carrington, important Mexican Surraraist. 17 Inches tall
Bird Bath
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leonora Carrington, Mexican/British (1917 - 2011) Title: Bird Bath Year: 1974 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150, AP...
Screen
Tuesday
By Leonora Carrington
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leonora Carrington, Mexican/British (1917 - 2011) Title: Tuesday Year: 1987 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150; L Size: 25 x 36 inches
Lithograph