About the Artwork
Leda and the Swan
ca. 1978
Reuben Nakian
1897 - 1986
American
Unknown
Watercolor
Overall: 12 × 18 inches (30.5 × 45.7 cm)
Drawings
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of W. Hawkins Ferry
F81.374
Contact: Estate of Reuben Nakian, Atelier Nakian, LLC
Markings
Signed, lower right, in blue watercolor: NAKIAN
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1981-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Contact: Estate of Reuben Nakian, Atelier Nakian, LLC
Reuben Nakian, Leda and the Swan, ca. 1978, watercolor. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of W. Hawkins Ferry, F81.374.
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