The Surrealism, by Leonor Fini






Fini was Argentinian and her painting is Surrealist. She was also costumes designer, illustrator and writer. 

Her career as painter kicked off after she moved to Europe. She got a close relationship to great artists of that time, such as Salvador Dali, Picasso, Cartier-Bresson, Jean Genet.






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