Leonora Carrington
A Set of 3 Masks (used in the 1959 production of The Tempest)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso, Lot 207
26. Mar - 26. Mar 2021
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso, Lot 207
26. Mar - 26. Mar 2021
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: not sold
Price realised: not sold
Description
Property from a Private European Collection
Leonora Carrington
1917 - 2011
A Set of 3 Masks (used in the 1959 production of The Tempest)
gouache, decorator's gold paint, papier-mâché, cardboard, plaster of Paris, scrim, canvas, metal armature, tape, string and elastic
Width: 54.5cm., 21½in. (yellow mask)
Width: 36cm., 14⅛in. (red mask)
Width: 49.5cm., 19½in. (turquoise mask)
Executed in 1959. We are grateful to Dr. Harold Gabriel Weisz Carrington for confirming the authenticity of this work.
Maurice Henry Cardiff and Leonora Cardiff, Mexico & United Kingdom (a gift from the artist circa 1959) | Thence by descent to the present owner
Leonora Carrington
1917 - 2011
A Set of 3 Masks (used in the 1959 production of The Tempest)
gouache, decorator's gold paint, papier-mâché, cardboard, plaster of Paris, scrim, canvas, metal armature, tape, string and elastic
Width: 54.5cm., 21½in. (yellow mask)
Width: 36cm., 14⅛in. (red mask)
Width: 49.5cm., 19½in. (turquoise mask)
Executed in 1959. We are grateful to Dr. Harold Gabriel Weisz Carrington for confirming the authenticity of this work.
Maurice Henry Cardiff and Leonora Cardiff, Mexico & United Kingdom (a gift from the artist circa 1959) | Thence by descent to the present owner
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