Leonor Fini, Nude by Leonor Fini

Description

Etching of a female nude figure by artist Leonor Fini (1908-1996), circa 1960. Signed in pencil lower right.

Original vintage … more Etching of a female nude figure by artist Leonor Fini (1908-1996), circa 1960. Signed in pencil lower right.

Original vintage work of art on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border and fits a standard-size frame. Archival plastic sleeve and Certificate of Authenticity included. Artwork, 12"H x 9"W; mat, 20"H x 16"W.

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Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and raised in Italy. She moved to Milan at the age of 17, and then to Paris. There she met Paul E?luard, Max Ernst, Georges Bataille, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Picasso, Andre? Pieyre de Mandiargues, and Salvador Dali?. She traveled Europe by car with Mandiargues and Cartier-Bresson where she was photographed nude in a swimming pool by Cartier-Bresson.
She painted portraits of celebrities and wealthy visitors to Paris. While working for Elsa Schiaparelli she designed the flacon for the perfume, "Shocking", which became the top selling perfume for the House of Schiaparelli.
Her friends included Jean Cocteau, Giorgio de less