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Leda and the Swan (1958)

Sidney Robert Nolan

polyvinyl acetate on hardboard

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

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Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Polyvinyl Acetate, Hardboard

Dimensions:

121.9 x 152.4 cm

Accession Number:

GMA 836

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1962

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased from The Matthiesen Gallery by Whitney Straight (1912-1979) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1960; presented to Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (National Galleries Scotland), 1963

Relationship:

Whitney Willard Straight Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

Subject:

Birds, Animals (farm), Greek and Roman mythology

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