Details
Leonora Carrington (b. 1917)
The High Queen of Ireland
signed and dated 'Leonora Carrington March 1945'
lower right, and inscribed 'Enfant Interdit, secrètement, J'aurais aimé de jouer avec elle, The High Queen of Ireland, fière, savoureuse, et folle à moitié, enferme Le Bateau voyage en farouche pour perdre ses forces gratuites et élan pour se rendre avec grande dignité' lower center
crayon and pencil on paper
13 x 17 1/2in. (33 x 44.5cm.)
Drawn in 1945
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Edward James Esq., West Dean
Collection of the Trustees of the Edward James Foundation, West Dean
Literature
W. Chadwick, Leonora Carrington, La Realidad de la Imaginación, Ediciones ERA, Mexico, 1994, no.4, (illustrated in color)
Exhibited
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Leonora Carrington, Paintings and Drawings, 1947, no. 23
London, The Serpentine Gallery, Leonora Carrington, Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures 1940-1990, 1991, no. 8 (illustrated in color)
