Sidney NOLAN

Leda and swan
1960

Medium

polyvinyl acetate on composition board

Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through the NGV Foundation with the assistance of Geoffrey and Vicki Ainsworth, Member, Rob Gould, Governor, Lisl Singer, Fellow, and Gary Singer, Member, 2001
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location: Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium

polyvinyl acetate on composition board

Measurements

122.0 × 152.3 cm

Inscription

inscribed (diagonally) (inverted) in black crayon on reverse 4th June 1960 / LEDA (ED underlined) / nolan (an underlined) / London (ond underlined)
inscribed (diagonally) (inverted) in black crayon on reverse 1960 / LEDA / AND / SWAN (AN underlined)

Accession Number

2001.558

Department

Australian Painting

Credit Line

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through the NGV Foundation with the assistance of Geoffrey and Vicki Ainsworth, Member, Rob Gould, Governor, Lisl Singer, Fellow, and Gary Singer, Member, 2001
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

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Gallery location

Not on display

Subjects (general)

Animals Human Figures Religion and Mythology

Subjects (specific)

Leda (Greek character) Leda and the Swan (Greco-Roman narrative) seductions swan (genus) Zeus (Greek deity)

Movements

Angry Penguins Modernism

Frame

Reproduction, 2006

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Sidney NOLAN

Leda and swan
1960