Leonor Fini
"Witches," 1959

Painted for her muse and friend, Mexican film icon Maria Felix, this work marks a departure from Fini’s typical surrealism, embracing instead a baroque intensity. Within a swirling vortex of ochre and crimson hues, female figures intertwine. For Fini, the witch is no malevolent sorceress, but a symbol of absolute feminine autonomy—hidden power, magic, and independence from the male gaze.

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