winter frost

The Kitchen Garden on the Eyot (1946) by Leonora Carrington

A cauldron bubbling under the watchful eyes of a giant goose, dinner tables rich with wine and fruit, the daughter of the Minotaur and her loyal hounds. These are some of the fantastical scenes one can find in the paintings of Leonora Carrington. Her striking characters, as charming as they are bizarre, are eternally engaged in magical activity on canvases that come to life through the tragic and comedic engaged in a Bacchanalian dance.

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