Lot  082 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2020

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2020

Lady Cat

LEONOR FINI (Argentinian, 1907 - 1996)

Watercolor on paper

31.5 x 22.5 cm

Estimate

TWD 100,000-150,000

HKD 27,000-40,000

USD 3,400-5,100

CNY 24,000-35,000

Sold Price


Signature

Signed lower right Leonor Fini
This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity signed by the expert Dominique Bert.

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Leonor Fini, was one of the representative female Argentina artist in early 20th century. She lived in France. Associated with Surrealist movement, Fini's works relate strongly to her life experiences, her self-portraits and mythological paintings focused on eroticism and dreams. Born on August 30, 1907 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she grow up in Italy. When Fini was young, she was obsessed on morbid subject and often drew cadavers at the local morgue. Though she didn't take formal fine-art education, she studied a lots the works of Italian Mannerist. In 1931, she moved to France, where she befriended Giorgio de Chirico, Max Ernst, and Leonora Carrington. Today, the artist's works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and the Tate Modern in London, among others.
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Ravenel Autumn Auction 2020

Saturday, December 5, 2020, 3:30pm