Reuben Nakian Art

Reuben Nakian Leda and the Swan-3 1979 Original etching Hand Signed by the artist in pencil Numbered 30/75 from the edition of 75 Paper Size: 20 x 26 inches Image Size: 13.5 x 16.5 ...

Reuben Nakian (American, 1897–1986) Title: Seal, 1930 Medium: bronze sculpture Movement: Modern Art Edition: Artist's Cast Dimensions: 7.5 inches deep x 14 inches wide x 17 inches hi...

Leda and the Swan IX by Reuben Nakian, American (1897–1986) Date: circa 1979 Etching with Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 25 (in Roman Numerals) Size: 20 in. x ...

Artist: Reuben Nakian, American (1897 - 1986) Title: Leda and the Swan - 8 Year: circa 1979 Medium: Etching and Chine Colle, signed in pencil Edition: AP XXX Image Size: 16 x 19 inch...

Reuben Nakian Nymph and Goat 1 1979 Original etching Hand Signed by the artist in pencil Numbered 31/75 from the edition of 75 Paper Size: 26 x 20 inches Image Size: 16.5 x 13.5 inc...

Artist: Reuben Nakian Title: Leda and the Swan no. 2 Medium: Etching and Chine Colle , signed and numbered in pencil Edition: XXV Paper Size: 31 x 42 inches

A bronze sculpture by Reuben Nakian from 1978. An abstract-figurative sculpture representing the Greek myth of Leda and the Swan- in which the Greek god Z...

Artist: Reuben Nakian Title: Leda and the Swan no. 4 Medium: Etching and Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Paper Size: 29.5 x 42 inches

Modern abstract sculpture of a woman and goat by renowned artist Reuben Nakian. The work features a female nymph figure lying back as a goat figure approaches in Nakian's iconic bloc...

Artist: Reuben Nakian Title: Leda and the Swan - 7 Year: circa 1980 Medium: Etching and Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: IV/XXV Image Size: 13.5 x 16.5 inches Siz...

Artist: Reuben Nakian, Armenian/American (1897 - 1986) Title: Leda and The Swan - 1 Medium: Etching and Chine Colle [Signed and Numbered in Pencil] Edition: 75 Paper Size: 42 x 29.5...

Artist: Reuben Nakian, American (1897 - 1986) Title: Myths and Legends: Plate III, Voyage to Crete (Black) Year: 1979 Medium: Drypoint Etching with C...

Leda and the Swan III by Reuben Nakian, American (1897–1986) Date: circa 1979 Sepia Drypoint Etching with Chine Colle, signed in ink and numbered in pencil Edition of 25 Image Size: ...

Artist: Reuben Nakian Title: Leda and the Swan - 10 Year: circa 1970 Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition: BAT Image Size: 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 cm x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 32...

Artist: Reuben Nakian Title: Nymph and Goat IV from Myths and Legends Date: 1979 Medium: Drypoint etching with Chine Colle on Rives, signed and numbe...

Artist: Reuben Nakian Title: Leda and the Swan Date: 1979 Medium: Drypoint etching with Chine Colle on Rives, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 25/75 Image Size: 13.5 x 16.5 inc...

Artist: Reuben Nakian, American (1897 - 1986) Title: Leda and the Swan no. 5 Year: circa 1980 Medium: Etching and Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75, XXV Size: 31...

Artist: Reuben Nakian, American (1897 - 1986) Title: Nymph and Goat 4 (Black) from Myths and Legends Year: 1979 Medium: Drypoint Etching with Chine Colle on Rives, signed and numbere...

Artist: Reuben Nakian Title: View from Olympus: Plate II, Reclining Nymph Medium: Etching & Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Paper Size: 29.5 x 42 inches

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY “Leda and the Swan” is by Reuben Nakian (1897 - 1986). He was an American sculptor and teacher of Armenian extraction. His works’ recurring themes are from Greek and Roman mythology. Nakian’s small bronzes achieve majesty and power which are not dependent on size and amplitude. With characteristic freshness, he has reinterpreted the classical subject of Leda and the Swan refining it in the Classical-Renaissance-Baroque tradition in a contemporary way. Dr. Robert P. Metzger gives us his aesthetic interpretation of this work which retells the myth in classical hedonism and freedom of expression showing Leda and the Swann prior to her being ravaged and during their first meeting. “The young virgin is fascinated with her new found friend and accepts him in a spirit of playfulness, contentment and wonder. She is dreamily available and shyly seductive as the deceptively tame swan snuggles up to her with its phallic-like neck.” Leda appears composed, placid yet open and available as compared to her more intense and passionate states in other of Nakian’s depictions on the same theme. This was cast at the "Renaissance Art Foundry" in 1978 and is so marked on the base being #5 of 7. It is believed that “no other sculptor of the twentieth century matched Rueben’s heroic renditions with the grand themes of Western Art. His erotic mythological figures exude a joyous energy of gesture and movement which place them among seminal sculptural achievements of the past one hundred years.” Nakian studied at the Independent School of Art in New York City previously known as the Robert Henri School … with Homer Boss...

Abstract black and ink wash on paper drawing. The powerful legacy of Reuben Nakian has earned him a coveted place in the history of American art. No other sculptor of the twentieth ...

Abstract bronze by Reuben Nakian Edition of 9 The powerful legacy of Reuben Nakian has earned him a coveted place in the history of American art. No other sculptor of the twentieth ...

Classical mythology is fraught with stories of sexual misdeeds by Zeus, King of the Gods. Often Zeus would fall in love with a mortal woman and then transform himself into an animal before acting on his desires. These have been recreated by many masters though the millennia. Here, Reuben Nakian masterfully, yet tastefully, recreates the tale of Leda and the...

Abstract sculpture of the ancient Roman goddess Juno. Artist's proof. The powerful legacy of Reuben Nakian has earned him a coveted place in the ...

Ink drawing of two female figures and a bull's head, depicting the myth of Europa and the bull.

Abstract terracotta sculpture

Classical mythology is fraught with stories of sexual misdeeds by Zeus, King of the Gods. Often Zeus would fall in love with a mortal woman and then transform himself into an animal ...

Abstract terracotta sculpture