Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst
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Image Details
| Title | Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst |
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| Artist | Lee Miller |
| Year | 1939 |
| Town/City | St Martin d'Ardèche |
| Country | France |
| Format | Modern |
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| Description | Leonora Carrington, the daughter of a Lancashire textiles magnate, met the pre-eminent Surrealist artist Max Ernst in London in 1937 and later eloped to Paris with him. They moved to St Martin d’Ardèche where their home became a focal point for Surrealist artists until they were parted by the war. Carrington, a Surrealist writer, poet and painter of great significance eventually went to Mexico. Published in Scrap Book by Roland Penrose, 1981, page 123, La Poligrafa, Barcelona. |