Leonor Fini is considered one of the most important women artists of the twentieth century and also one of the most misunderstood. She was an Argentinian surrealist painter, designer, illustrator, and author, known for her depictions of powerful and erotic women. 

 

Current Collection held at:

 

Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Art Institute, Chicago

Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Peggy Guggenheim Museum, Venice

The Heronie Collective, UK

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27 ½" x 20 ½"

"Sphinge Jaune (Yellow Sphinx)", 1972. Color lithograph on Japan paper, signed lower right, numbered 8/145 lower left, floated in a silver frame with wove mat, overall 38" x 30 ½".