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Leonora Carrington: Quick Facts

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Born April 6, 1917 • England
Died May 25, 2011 (aged 94) • Mexico City • Mexico
Notable Works “Self-Portrait: The Inn of the Dawn Horse”
Movement / Style Surrealism
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Joan Miró
Joan Miró
Spanish artist
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Swiss sculptor and painter
Jean Arp
Jean Arp
French artist
German artist Max Ernst stands indoors in a casual jacket with one hand on his hip, looking toward the camera, circa 1955 in France.
Max Ernst
German artist
Chris Ofili
Chris Ofili
British artist
Yinka Shonibare, 2016
Yinka Shonibare
British artist
Tracey Emin sits on the floor in front of her installation My Bed, which features an unmade bed surrounded by personal items, on display at Christie's in London.
Tracey Emin
British artist
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Eduardo Paolozzi
British artist
Frida Kahlo stands at an easel, holding a paintbrush and working on a portrait of a woman in a white dress, looking toward the camera.
Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter
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Sir Roland Penrose
British artist, collector, and writer
Eileen Agar
Eileen Agar
British artist
Graham Sutherland.
Graham Sutherland
British artist
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Julian Trevelyan
British artist
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Piero del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
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Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
Self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci drawn in red chalk, showing an elderly man with long hair and a flowing beard, with a serious, contemplative expression.
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist
Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas
French artist
Honoré Daumier
Honoré Daumier
French artist

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