Fourth Eclogue and Coverplate: Leda and the Swan (Leda)

published 1926

Aristide Maillol

Associated Names
Aristide Maillol

Artist, French, 1861 - 1944

This is a drawing of an abstract figure sitting. The image contains a simple line drawing depicted in a reddish-orange color located centrally to the paper. The figure appears to be a minimalist interpretation of a seated individual interacting with another abstract form. The style is characterized by clean, flowing lines and a modest color palette, resulting in a composition that is suggestive and open to interpretation. The background is left largely unadorned, amplifying the focus on the central illustration.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in red on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.1004

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Guérin 1965, no. 16, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1951

  • Rewald 1951, no.8.

1982

  • Guerin, Marcel. Catalogue Raisonne de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie Aristide Maillol. Geneva: Pierre Cailler, 1965.

Wikidata ID

Q65565786

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