LEONOR FINI, (1907-1996)
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signed 'Leonor Fini' (lower right)
oil on paper laid on canvas
27 x 25cm (10 5/8 x 9 13/16in).
Executed circa 1970
Provenance
Galerie Carpentier, Paris (acquired directly from the artist).
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1981.
Exhibited
Trieste, Museo Revoltella, Leonor Fini, L'Italienne de Paris, 4 July – 27 September 2009.
New York, CFM Gallery, Leonor Fini, Paintings, 1931-1987, 25 March – 24 April 2010.
Literature
R. Overstreet & N. Zukerman, Leonor Fini, Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, Zurich, 2021, no. 776 (illustrated p. 434).
A Life with Leonor Fini – The Carol Curci Collection
For over half a century, Carol Curci amassed a one-of-a-kind collection of works by Leonor Fini, including oils, works on paper, prints, books and archival material. With her keen eye, passion and dedication, Curci's lifework can be regarded as one of today's most sought-after private collections of works by one single artist.
Curci acquired her first Fini in the autumn of 1965 from Gertrude and Jerry Brewster, who ran a small gallery near Mills College in New York where she attended school. Immediately captivated, Curci travelled to Paris in order to discover more about the world of Leonor Fini. It led her to Fini's dealer Galerie Altmann Carpentier, which was closed for the duration of Curci's stay. Instead, she wrote directly to Jacques Carpentier and the two agreed to meet in New York later that year. A friendship was born, followed by a business arrangement as Curci was offered the opportunity to sell Fini's work in the US.
After some time Curci asked Carpentier if she could meet Fini, to which he responded that 'everything was possible'. It was not until 1977 when the two met for the first time at the artist's studio on the rue de la Vrillière. Inspired by this event, Curci took a sabbatical year and moved to Paris. She mingled with Kot Jelenski, Stanislas Lepri, Richard Overstreet and others from Fini's inner circle. Curci frequently returned to France and maintained their friendship through letters during their time apart until Fini's death in 1996. To this day, Curci has continued to promote Fini's work in the US alongside Neil Zukerman, who (together with Richard Overstreet) published the first Leonor Fini catalogue raisonné earlier this year.
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Autoportrait
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signed 'Leonor Fini' (lower right)
oil on paper laid on canvas
27 x 25cm (10 5/8 x 9 13/16in).
Executed circa 1970
Provenance
Galerie Carpentier, Paris (acquired directly from the artist).
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1981.
Exhibited
Trieste, Museo Revoltella, Leonor Fini, L'Italienne de Paris, 4 July – 27 September 2009.
New York, CFM Gallery, Leonor Fini, Paintings, 1931-1987, 25 March – 24 April 2010.
Literature
R. Overstreet & N. Zukerman, Leonor Fini, Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, Zurich, 2021, no. 776 (illustrated p. 434).
A Life with Leonor Fini – The Carol Curci Collection
For over half a century, Carol Curci amassed a one-of-a-kind collection of works by Leonor Fini, including oils, works on paper, prints, books and archival material. With her keen eye, passion and dedication, Curci's lifework can be regarded as one of today's most sought-after private collections of works by one single artist.
Curci acquired her first Fini in the autumn of 1965 from Gertrude and Jerry Brewster, who ran a small gallery near Mills College in New York where she attended school. Immediately captivated, Curci travelled to Paris in order to discover more about the world of Leonor Fini. It led her to Fini's dealer Galerie Altmann Carpentier, which was closed for the duration of Curci's stay. Instead, she wrote directly to Jacques Carpentier and the two agreed to meet in New York later that year. A friendship was born, followed by a business arrangement as Curci was offered the opportunity to sell Fini's work in the US.
After some time Curci asked Carpentier if she could meet Fini, to which he responded that 'everything was possible'. It was not until 1977 when the two met for the first time at the artist's studio on the rue de la Vrillière. Inspired by this event, Curci took a sabbatical year and moved to Paris. She mingled with Kot Jelenski, Stanislas Lepri, Richard Overstreet and others from Fini's inner circle. Curci frequently returned to France and maintained their friendship through letters during their time apart until Fini's death in 1996. To this day, Curci has continued to promote Fini's work in the US alongside Neil Zukerman, who (together with Richard Overstreet) published the first Leonor Fini catalogue raisonné earlier this year.
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