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Autorretrato

Leonora Carrington Mexican, born England
ca. 1937–38
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 911
En este autorretrato, la artista luce pantalones de montar blancos, botas victorianas, chaqueta verde y una melena desordenada. Prisionera en una habitación misteriosa, Carrington, sentada en un sillón azul, tiene por única compañera a una hiena con tres ubres flácidas. El gran caballo blanco de juguete y su sombra parecen estar pintados en la pared. Otro caballo de menor tamaño aparece en el paisaje, visto a través de una ventana engalanada con cortinas amarillas. Este extraño elenco pudo haber salido directamente de uno de los estrambóticos y malevolentes cuentos que Carrington escribía por aquel entonces.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Autorretrato
  • Artista: Leonora Carrington, mexicana, nacida en Inglaterra, 1917–2011
  • Fecha: ca. 1937–1938
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 65 x 81,3 cm
  • Crédito: Colección de Pierre y Maria–Gaetana Matisse, 2002
  • Número de inventario: 2002.456.1
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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Illustration from Leonora Carrington, La dame ovale (Paris: G.L.M., 1939)
Multiple artists/makers
1939
Horse, Leonora Carrington Mexican, born England, Watercolor, opaque watercolor, and graphite on paper
Horse
Leonora Carrington
n.d.
Costume design for the play ¦Penelope¦: Fantastic Figure with Leaves, Leonora Carrington Mexican, born England, Opaque watercolor on board with prepared ground
Costume design for the play ¦Penelope¦: Fantastic Figure with Leaves
Leonora Carrington
1959
Untitled, from "VVV Portfolio", Leonora Carrington Mexican, born England, Etching
Untitled, from "VVV Portfolio"
Multiple artists/makers
1942 (published 1943)
Chiki, ton pays (Chiki, Your Country), Leonora Carrington Mexican, born England, Oil, tempera and ink on canvas
Returned to lender
Chiki, ton pays (Chiki, Your Country)
Leonora Carrington
1944

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