La Belle 1974

"La Belle" (1974) by the Italian-Argentinian artist Leonor Fini, is a captivating depiction of a female figure with a skeletal body and a lion's tail. The figure is adorned with a wreath of roses and holds a rose in her hand. The artwork's striking and surreal imagery explores themes of beauty, mortality, and the hybrid nature of human and animal. Fini was a renowned surrealist painter, known for her dreamlike and often unsettling works. Her artistic style is characterized by meticulously rendered details and a sense of otherworldliness. "La Belle" is a powerful example of her artistic vision.