Leonora Carrington (Clayton Green, 1917 - Mexico, 2011) The Lute Woman, 5 March 1951 Carved, engraved and painted wood, assembled with metal and nylon strings Signed and dated on the left side 80×22cm Provenance : - Edward James Collection, London - Private collection, Paris - Galerie 1900-2000, Paris: "Almanach demi stock n°3", 1986, n°49 p. 30 - Collection Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn, Paris We would like to thank Harold Gabriel Weisz Carrington and Daniel Weisz Argomedo for confirming the authenticity of this work.