30: Leonor Fini • Mirrors of the Dark Sublime
Leonor Fini was one of the most prolific and mysterious artists of the 20th century. Her career spans an impressive 67 years, she completed over 1,100 oil paintings, and her art was featured in over 350 international gallery exhibitions during her lifetime.
To many artists of her time she was a living icon: Henri Cartier-Bresson took countless photographs of her. To others she was an enigma: fellow creatives, like the writer, Georges Bataille and the artist, Max Ernst, were infatuated with her. And to some, she was a rival: Salvador Dali was often upstaged and outwitted by her at Parisian parties.
Yet she is virtually unknown to us today. Her art and career are shrouded with the mystery of a sphinx’s riddle. This is the story of Leonor Fini, one of the 20th century’s great creative geniuses.
FEATURED WORKS
Arturo Nathan & Leonor Fini. Trieste, 1935.
