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Leonora Carrington

1917–2011

WA-00014768

PaintingSurrealism

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None documented

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ233207

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Surrealist Prints from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Twentieth Century Portraits

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1942–1943

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (5)

Kasminhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/leonora-carrington
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/leonora-carrington
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/leonora-carrington
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/993
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Movement

Surrealism

Medium

Painting

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Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate

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Artworks (13)

Juan Soriano De Lacandón

1964 · Graphite and casein on panel

40.3 × 80.3 cm (15 13/16 × 31 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Costume design for the play ¦Penelope¦: Fantastic Figure with Leaves

1959 · Opaque watercolor on board with prepared ground

14 1/8 × 7 3/16 in. (35.8 × 18.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur

1953 · Oil on canvas

23 5/8 × 27 9/16" (60 × 70 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Kitchen Clock (Pendule de la cuisine)

1943 · Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on colored paper

16 1/2 × 13 7/8" (41.9 × 35.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Horse

1943 · Watercolor, opaque watercolor, and graphite on paper

11 3/16 × 8 7/8 in. (28.4 × 22.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Green Tea

1942 · Oil on canvas

24 × 30" (61 × 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled from VVV Portfolio

1942 · Etching

plate: 7 15/16 x 9 13/16" (20.2 x 25 cm); sheet: 11 7/8 x 14" (30.1 x 35.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled, from "VVV Portfolio"

1942 · Etching

Sheet: 9 7/8 × 14 7/8 in. (25.1 × 37.8 cm) Image: 7 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (20 × 24.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Do You Know My Aunt Eliza?

1941 · Ink on paper

support: 270 x 207 mm frame: 627 x 455 x 30 mm

Tate

I am an Amateur of Velocipedes

1941 · Ink on paper

support: 270 x 210 mm

Tate

Design for the Tempest

1937 · Opaque watercolor with gold and silver metallic paint on ivory wove paper

38 × 50.7 cm (15 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Self-Portrait

1937 · Oil on canvas

25 9/16 × 32 in. (65 × 81.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman on a Bicycle

Ballpoint pen on paper

14 x 17" (35.6 x 43.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

13 published of 18 catalogued · 12 with image

MoMA
5 publishedof 10 catalogued8 img
The Met
4 published
Tate
2 published2 img
Art Institute Chicago
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Do You Know My Aunt Eliza?
1941 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
I am an Amateur of Velocipedes
1941 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

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Wikipedia

Joven al lado de escultra de Leonora Carrington en Centro Cultural Mexiquense Bicentenario

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Relationships

Peers & Context16

Thomas Houseagoco-exhibitedEwa Juszkiewiczco-exhibited Jeff Koonsco-exhibited Claude Lalanneco-exhibited Man Rayco-exhibited Takashi Murakamico-exhibited

Movements1

Surrealism

Collections6

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Christie's Gagosian

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

Gagosian

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

Market

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Christie's

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Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition The Omnipotence of Dreams

2025

Group Exhibition Surrealist Prints from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

New York · 1987

Group Exhibition Twentieth Century Portraits

New York · 1942