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Popular As | Leonora Carrington |
Occupation | Painter |
Age | 103 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Born | April 6, 1917 (England) |
Birthday | April 6 |
Town/City | England |
Nationality | England |
Leonora Carrington’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Leonora Carrington was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Associated with the surrealist movement of the 1930s, this painter and fiction writer was also one of the forces behind the Mexican Women's Liberation movement of the 1970s. Her most famous works include the paintings Self-Portrait and The Horses of Lord Candlestick and the novel The Hearing Trumpet.
She received her early artistic training at Mrs. Penrose's Academy of Art in Florence, Italy; the Chelsea School of Art in London, England; and the Ozenfant Academy in London. She relocated to Mexico in the 1960s.
During the 1930s, she had a romantic relationship with the renowned German surrealist artist Max Ernst.
Born in Lancashire, England, to an English textile merchant father and an Irish mother, she grew up with brothers named Arthur, Patrick, and Gerald. Her first marriage was to Mexican writer Renato Leduc; her later marriage, to Emericko Weisz, produced sons named Gabriel and Pablo.
She was mentored by Surrealist movement founder Andre Breton.