Leonora Carrington explores themes of metamorphosis, magic, and biblical allegory. She populates her compositions with hybrid creatures; human figures fused with mythical and imagined beasts suggest a confrontation between the material world and the world of dreams. Among the early European surrealists, Carrington is a pioneer in her century-spanning explorations of the subconscious and her portrayal of imagery related to mystical experience. Along with her notable painting practice, she utilizes lithography and other print media to communicate these concepts with an ethereal and delicate mastery of the drawn line. As in her 1974 lithograph Stag at Mourn, she combines a diversity of philosophical musings as embodied in Celtic mythology, ancient rabbinic mysticism, and an emphasis on the animal kingdom and the natural world.
Leonora Carrington
United Kingdom, 1917-2011
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The Three Batlonim, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 100
19.5 x 26 in
49.53 x 66.04 cm
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The Judges, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 100
19.5 x 26 in
49.53 x 66.04 cm
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The Hasidim, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 100
19.5 x 26 in
49.53 x 66.04 cm
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Steel Bird, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 80
30 x 22 in
76.2 x 55.88 cm
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Stag at Mourn, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 80
22 x 30 in
55.88 x 76.2 cm
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Reb Nachman, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 100
26 x 19.5 in
66.04 x 49.53 cm
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Reb Meyer and Sender, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 100
19.5 x 26 in
49.53 x 66.04 cm
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Menashe y Rabi Mendl, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 100
26 x 19.5 in
66.04 x 49.53 cm
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Leye Returns Transformed Into The Dybbuk, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 100
26 x 19.5 in
66.04 x 49.53 cm
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Janan, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 100
26 x 19.5 in
66.04 x 49.53 cm
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Informacion Secreta, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 80
30 x 22 in
76.2 x 55.88 cm
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Cocodrilos, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 100
22 x 29 in
55.88 x 73.66 cm
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Cactus Cow, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 80
22 x 30 in
55.88 x 76.2 cm
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Angeles, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 80
22 x 30 in
55.88 x 76.2 cm
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Leye Y Frade, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 100
26 x 19.5 in
66.04 x 49.53 cm
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The Messenger, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 100
26 x 19.5 in
66.04 x 49.53 cm
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The Rabbi, 1974
Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition of 100
26 x 19.5 in
66.04 x 49.53 cm