Representative work by Leonor Fini
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Artist

Leonor Fini

1907–1996 · Argentine-Italian

Leonor Fini developed an independent Surrealist language of sphinxes, women, masks and theatrical interiors while resisting formal membership in the Surrealist group. Her work also extended into costume, book illustration and stage design.

Painting; drawing; costume design

Gallery Representation

Major Works

  • 1938Self-Portrait with Scorpion
  • 1941The Alcove
  • 1948Little Hermit Sphinx
  • 1949The Ends of the Earth
  • 1942Woman Seated on a Naked Man
  • 1941The Shepherdess of the Sphinxes
  • 1944The Botany Lesson
  • 1942Sphinx Amalburga
  • 1950Ideal Life
  • 1939Self-Portrait with Chimera

Interviews & Writing

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