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Artist: Reuben Nakian
Leda and the Swan, Bronze Sculpture by Reuben Nakian
Leda and the Swan, Bronze Sculpture by 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

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Bronze

"Nymph and Goat" Modern Abstract Mythological Bronze and Marble Sculpture
"Nymph and Goat" Modern Abstract Mythological Bronze and Marble Sculpture

"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

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Granite, Bronze

Leda and the Swan, Ed. 1/9
Leda and the Swan, Ed. 1/9

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

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Bronze

Juno
Juno

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

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Bronze

Goddess with the Golden Thighs, maquette
Goddess with the Golden Thighs, maquette

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

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Bronze

Abstraction
Abstraction

Abstraction

By Reuben Nakian

Located in Greenwich, CT

Abstract terracotta sculpture

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1970s Abstract Reuben Nakian Sculptures

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Abstraction
Abstraction

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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