Leonora Carrington (British/Mexican 1917-2011)
Ms. Ashton
signed 'LEONORA CARRINGTON' (lower left) initialed, dated, and titled 'L.C., NYC, 1987, Ms. Ashton' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
31 7/8 x 20 7/8 in. (81 x 53 cm.)
Painted in New York in 1987.
Provenance
Brewster Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner (1988).
Exhibited
New York, Brewster Gallery, Leonora Carrington, Recent Work, 1988.
San Francisco, The Mexican Museum, Leonora Carrington: The Mexican Years 1943-1985, 11 December 1991 - 8 March 1992.
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Dr. Salomon Grimberg for his assistance cataloguing this work.