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Inv. n°: CL1403

The Lovers

Signed I.I.: "Leonora Carrington"

75 x 102.9 cm Framed: 90 x 115.5 x 6.5cm
1987
Oil on canvas

Provenance

  • Acquired from the artist
  • Brewster Gallery, New York
  • Private Collection, Mexico
  • Acquired from Gallery Wendi Norris, 2024

Publications

  • in Brewster Gallery (ed.), Leonora Carrington, Recent Works, New York, 1988
  • in Serpentine Gallery (ed.), Leonora Carrington, Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures, 1940-1990, London, 1991, p. 89
  • in Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (ed.), l'honora Carrington: Una Retrospectiva, Monterrey, 1994, p. 138
  • in Tokyo Station Gallery (ed.), Leonora Carrington, Tokyo, 1997, p. 70
  • S. L. Aberth, Leonora Carrington: Surrealism, Alchemy, Art, Lund Humphries, Hampshire, 2004, p. 6
  • J. Lyon, "Carrington's sensorium" in J. P. Bourne and C. McAra (ed.), Leonora Carrington and the International Avant-Garde, Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2017, pp. 171-172
  • in Museo de Arte Contemporánero (ed.), Leonora Carrington: Magical Tales, Monterrey, 2018
  • in Fundación MAPFRE (ed.), Leonora Carrington: Revelation, Madrid, 2023, p. 228
  • J.R. Cohen, "Minor Threats: Women Artists and the Surrealist Movement", FAMM - Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, France, Merrell and FAMM, May 1, 2025, p. 63
  • Carlos Martín and Tere Arcq, "Viaggio dell’eroina" in Carlos Martín and Tere Arcq (ed.), Leonora Carrington, coll. Cataloghi di mostre, Milano (Palazzo Reale), 20 septembre 2025 – 11 janvier 2026, p. 184,185
  • T. Arcq and C. Martin, Leonora Carrington, Musée du Luxembourg, 2026
  • K. Segura Pantoja, "La conscience comme arme" in Musée du Luxembourg (ed.), Leonora Carrington, GrandPalais RmnÉditions, Paris, 2026
  • T. Arcq and C. Martin, in Musée du Luxembourg (ed.), Leonora Carrington, GrandPalais RmnÉditions, Paris, 2026, p. 120-121

Exhibitions

  • Leonora Carrington, Recent Works, Brewster Gallery, New York, USA, May 10, 1988 — June 4, 1988
  • Leonora Carrington, Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures, 1940-1990, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK, December 11, 1991 — January 26, 1992
  • Leonora Carrington: Una Retrospectiva, Museo de Arte Conteporáneo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, September 1, 1994 — November 1, 1994
  • Leonora Carrington, Tokyo Station Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, October 14, 1997 — November 12, 1997
  • Leonora Carrington, Daimaru Museum, Osaka, Japan, February 11, 1998 — February 23, 1998
  • Leonora Carrington, Hida Takayama Museum of Art, Takayama, Japan, February 28, 1998 — March 29, 1998
  • Leonora Carrington, Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Tsu, Japan, April 4, 1998 — May 5, 1998
  • Leonora Carrington: Magical Tales, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Monterrey, 12/10/2018, 03/02/2019
  • Leonora Carrington: Revelation, Fundación MAPFRE, Madrid, Spain, February 11, 2023 — May 7, 2023
  • Magic, Alchemy, and Occultism, Levy Gorvy Dayan, London, England, October 1, 2024 — December 22, 2024
  • A Mysterious Vision. The Uncanny and Lingering Influences of Surrealism in Contemporary Art, Robilant et Voena, NEW YORK, USA, May 7, 2025 — June 17, 2025
  • Leonora Carrington, Palazzo Real, Milan, Italy, September 20, 2025 — January 11, 2026
  • Leonora Carrington, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, France, February 18, 2026 — July 19, 2026
  • Leonora Carrington, Almine Rech, Paris, France, September 8, 2026 — October 10, 2026

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