Leonor Fini, rare original serigraph 5

Leonor Fini, rare original serigraph on Rives paper, circa 1970

Rare print handsigned by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. This silkscreen is in perfect condition and from a very rare series numbered out of 26 (from A to Z; here it's numbered N/Z). It depicts two women with flower hats, in a way reminiscent of Kees Van Dongen and Odilon Redon. Beautiful harmony of colors. Comes with a mat. Dimensions : about 26,6 x 19,7 inches (67,5 x 50 cm).
Leonor Fini was the life of the party during the Surrealist movement like Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Jacqueline Lamba and Claude Lalanne. Many consider her to be the most fiercely independent female artist of the 20th century.

By the time she was 17, she had become familiar with Renaissance art and Mannerist painting. In 1931, at just 24 years of age, Fini moved to Paris and became acquainted with influential artists Giorgio de Chirico and Carlo Carrà. She also met and started a romantic relationship with Surrealist pioneer Max Ernst, who introduced her to others in the movement. Her work and her flamboyant personality attracted the attention of many of the 20th century's most celebrated artists and thinkers, including Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau, Albert Camus and Jean Genet, just to name a very few. She exhibited her work in many Parisian art galleries, including the gallery of Christian Dior before the fashion icon became a designer.

Movement & style:
Surrealism