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Impressionist oil painting of female nudes cavorting in a river landscape. The painting is signed with initials 'EH' bottom left and dated '66'. It is also initialled and dated to the rear of the panel. It also has a title and apocryphal artist and collector's label. The painting is presented in a very fine custom carved wood, gilt and patinated frame.
A magnificent, colourful and imposing oil painting of naked female bathers enjoying the delights of a river in a rural landscape. The artist has used a characteristic style and iconic representation of the female figure beloved of artists throughout the centuries. There are influences of Picasso, Renoir and Matisse. A swan is depicted amidst the group of bathers top right and this may be a reference to the classical allegory of 'Leda and the Swan'. The artist has created texture to the surface of the work that gives it a sculptural quality. A truly enchanting depiction of a rural idyl that would grace any collection and be a centre piece in any interior.
Leda and the Swan is a story and subject in art from Greek mythology in which the god Zeus, in the form of a swan, seduces or rapes Leda. According to later Greek mythology, Leda bore Helen and Polydeuces, children of Zeus, while at the same time bearing Castor and Clytemnestra, children of her husband Tyndareus, the King of Sparta. According to many versions of the story, Zeus took the form of a swan and raped Leda on the same night she slept with her husband King Tyndareus. In some versions, she laid two eggs from which the children hatched. In other versions, Helen is a daughter of Nemesis, the goddess who personified the disaster that awaited those suffering from the pride of Hubris.
Especially in art, the degree of consent by Leda to the relationship seems to vary considerably; there are numerous depictions, for example by Leonardo da Vinci, that show Leda affectionately embracing the swan, as their children play.
- Dimensions:Height: 40.56 in (103 cm)Width: 48.43 in (123 cm)Depth: 2.37 in (6 cm)
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