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Artist: Reuben Nakian
Leda and the Swan, Bronze Sculpture by Reuben Nakian
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Long Island City, NY
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...
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1970s Expressionist Reuben Nakian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Nymph and Goat" Modern Abstract Mythological Bronze and Marble Sculpture
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Houston, TX
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...
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1980s Abstract Reuben Nakian Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Leda and the Swan, Ed. 1/9
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 ...
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1970s Abstract Reuben Nakian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Juno
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Greenwich, CT
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Reuben Nakian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$15,000
Abstraction
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Greenwich, CT
Abstract terracotta sculpture
Category
1970s Abstract Reuben Nakian Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Goddess with the Golden Thighs, maquette
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Greenwich, CT
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Reuben Nakian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstraction
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Greenwich, CT
Abstract terracotta sculpture
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1970s Abstract Reuben Nakian Sculptures
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Terracotta
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Selected Awards
1990, Certificate of Merit, National Academy of Design
1976, Purchase Prize, National Academy of Design
1976, Joseph Isidore Gold Medal, National Academy of Design
1976, Purchase Prize in Drawing, Albrecht Art Museum
1975, Isaac N. Maynard Prize for Painting, National Academy of Design
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1967, Purchase Prize, National Academy of Fine Arts
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1963, Gold Medal, Art Directors Club of Philadelphia
1961, 62, 63, Purchase Prize, National Institute of Arts and Letters
1960, John Siimon Guggenheim Fellowship
1958, Grant in Art, National Institute of Arts and Letters
1954, First Prize, Tupperware Annual Art Fund Award
1954, Grand Prize, Third Annual Boston Arts Festival
1953, Second Prize, Second Annual Boston Arts Festival
1952, Grand Prize, First Annual Boston Arts Festival
1946, Traveling Fellowship, School of the Museum of Fine Arts
1946, Purchase Prize, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
1944, First Popular Prize, Institute of Contemporary Art
1944, First Judge's Prize, Institute of Contemporary Art
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Located in Long Island City, NY
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Voyage to Crete Plaque, Bronze Wall Sculpture
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Artist: Reuben Nakian, American (1897 - 1986)
Title: Voyage to Crete Plaque
Year: 1968
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