January 18, 1996

Leonor Fini (August 30, 1907 to  January 18, 1996), an Argentine painter, was herself the subject of major art photography. I mention here, as examples only, Cartier-Bresson and his last wife,  Martine Franck, who memorialized this legendary personality in their own art.

Fini is quoted thusly:

Marriage never appealed to me, I have never lived with one person. Since I was 18, I've always preferred to live in a sort of community - A big house with my atelier and cats and friends, one with a man who was rather a lover and another who was rather a friend. And it has always worked.

This very sensible arrangement is easier if you are a beautiful woman. Pictures of Leonor Fini and her cats too,  at this link:
http://www.ananasamiami.com/2010/10/leonor-fini.html