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Artist: Reuben Nakian
Leda and the Swan
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Greenwich, CT
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...
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1980s Abstract Reuben Nakian Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Hecuba
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Located in Greenwich, CT
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Reuben Nakian Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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