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Aristide Maillol French
The title refers to the mythological seduction of Leda by Zeus in the form of a swan, but Maillol eliminated the figure of the swan and relied upon the gesture of the seated female nude alone to suggest the subject.
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Title: Leda
Artist:
Aristide Maillol (French, Banyuls-sur-Mer 1861–1944 Perpignan)
Date: modeled 1900, cast probably ca. 1929
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 11 x 5 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (27.9 x 14.3 x 13.3 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
Credit Line: Bequest of Susan Vanderpoel Clark, 1967
Accession Number: 67.155.16
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