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Leonora Carrington — A Set of 3 Masks
Leonora Carrington

A Set of 3 Masks

1959

A surrealist assemblage of three masks created from an eclectic mix of materials including papier-mâché, plaster, and various decorative elements. This mixed-media work reflects Carrington's imaginative and dreamlike artistic practice.

Medium
gouache, decorator's gold paint, papier-mâché, cardboard, plaster of Paris, scrim, canvas, metal armature, tape, string and elastic

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Modern & Contemporary Day Auction

June 30, 2022

Estimate: $35,000$45,000

Lot 458

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Leonora Carrington, A Set of 3 Masks, 1959

A surrealist assemblage of three masks created from an eclectic mix of materials including papier-mâché, plaster, and various decorative elements. This mixed-media work reflects Carrington's imaginative and dreamlike artistic practice.

Medium
gouache, decorator's gold paint, papier-mâché, cardboard, plaster of Paris, scrim, canvas, metal armature, tape, string and elastic
Year
1959
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, Assemblage, Symbolic, Masks, Papier-Mâché, Mixed Media, Sculptural, Decorative, Surrealist, Three-Dimensional

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