Leonor Fini (1908-1996)
Leonor was like no other woman, like no other human, or other species for that matter. Hers was a natural allure and distinguished bearing. Then too, she was intelligent in ways that only she could be - Arlette Souhami, Galerie Minsky
Douceur, 1960
Watercolour on paper
L'Infante, 1978
India ink, lavis and gouache
Hélène, 1985-86
Watercolour, India ink, and lavis on paper
From Portrait of an Artist: Leonor Fini by Chris Vermorcken, 1987
A woman should live with two men; one more a lover and the other more a friend - Leonor Fini
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Monday 18 May 2009
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I have to find somewhere a scrap of wallpaper in my files designed by Fini and send you a JPG of it. She was extraordinary.
LOVE her...you may also be interested in Remedios Varo.
shes amazing! great clip off of you tube...
Thank you. I never knew enough about Fini and will be more alert now.
Great watercolour technique and I love her painting overall!
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