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An image of Leda and the swan by Sidney Nolan

Sidney Nolan

(Australia, England 22 Apr 1917–28 Nov 1992)

Title
Leda and the swan
Other titles:
Leda and swan
Year
1958
Media category
Painting
Materials used
polyvinyl acetate on hardboard
Dimensions

122.0 x 152.5cm

Signature & date
Signed and dated u.l. corner, sideways, black charcoal "14 Dec 58/ Nolan".
Credit
Purchased 1960
Accession number
OA35.1960
Copyright
© AGNSW
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (25)

Art-isan: studio arts for VCE units 1-4 2010, 2010, 149 (colour illus.).

Lola Wilkins (Australia) (Author), Laura Webster (Australia) (Author), Sidney Nolan: the Gallipoli series, Canberra, 2009, 19, 36 (colour illus.).

Maudie Palmer (b.1944) (Editor), Encounters with Australian modern art, South Yarra, 2008, 61. General reference

Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Frances Lindsay (Australia, b.1946) (Author), Lou Klepac (Australia; Croatia, b.1936) (Author), Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940) (Author), Sidney Nolan, Sydney, 2007, 84, 158, 176, 177 (colour illus.), 245. cat.no. 80

T.G. Rosenthal (Author), Sidney Nolan, London, 2002, 146, 147 (colour illus.), 149.

Nicholas Isherwood (United Kingdom) (Author), Nolan's Nolans: a reputation reassessed, London, 1997, 61. General reference.

Bernard Smith (Australia, b.1916, d.2011) (Author), Terry Smith (Author), Australian painting 1788-1990, South Melbourne, 1991, 300, 301 (illus.), 302. plate no. 172

Anne Loxley (Australia) (Author), Modern muses: classical mythology in Australian art 1940-1989, Sydney, 1989. cat.no. 17

Jane Clark (Australia) (Author), Sidney Nolan - landscapes and legends: a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, Sydney, 1987, 116, 131 (colour illus.).

Brian Adams (Australia) (Author), Sidney Nolan: such is life, Melbourne, 1987, 146, 153, 154.

'Australian paintings in British collections' by Ursula Hoff, pg. 172-178., Art and Australia [vol. 16, no. 2] Dec 1978, Dec 1978. General reference.

Art Gallery of New South Wales Quarterly Oct 1967, Oct 1967, 368 (illus.).

'Leda and the Swan' by Charles Osborne, pg. 460-461., Art and Australia [vol. 5, no. 2] Sep 1967, Sep 1967, 460-461. NOTE: Leda and Swan series general reference.

Elwyn Lynn (Australia, b.1917, d.1997) (Author), Sidney Nolan: myth and imagery, London, 1967, 12, 37-39.

Hal Missingham (Australia, b.1906, d.1994) (Author), Sidney Nolan. Retrospective exhibition. Paintings from 1937 to 1967, Domain, 1967, 5, 22, 27 (illus.). cat.no. 92

'Painting in Australia since 1945' by James Gleeson, pg. 2-19., Art and Australia [vol. 1, no. 1] May 1963, May 1963, 4, 5 (illus.). Collection Art Gallery of New South Wales

'Acquisitions for 1960', pg. 58-67., Art Gallery of New South Wales Quarterly Apr 1961, Apr 1961, 58, 62 (illus.).

Sir Kenneth Clark (United Kingdom, b.1903, d.1983) (Author), Bryan Robertson (b.1925) (Author), Colin MacInnes (Australia; England, b.1914, d.1976) (Author), Sidney Nolan, London, 1961, 162, 164, 166, 168, 169, 170, 172. NOTE: Leda and Swan series general reference.

'Sidney Nolan: Q & A', pg. 130-131., The Studio Dec 1960, Dec 1960, 130. General reference.

'Exhibitions' by Robert Melville, pg. 222-224., The Architectural Review Sep 1960, Sep 1960, 223, 224 (illus.).

'Current and forthcoming exhibitions', The Burlington Magazine Jul 1960, Jul 1960, 338. General reference

'Art Galleries: Past, Present and Futurist' by John Russell., Sunday Times (London) 19 Jun 1960, 19 Jun 1960.

'Sidney Nolan is the first Australian painter who has won fame outside his own country...', The Sun (London) 12 Jun 1960, 12 Jun 1960, 17.

1960 Acquisitions 1960, 1960, 19-20.

The Matthiesen Gallery (England) (Author), Sidney Nolan: Leda and the swan and other recent work, London, 1960, front cover (colour illus.),. cat.no. 1; titled 'Leda and swan'

Exhibition history (10)

Sidney Nolan: Leda and the Swan (1960), The Matthiesen Gallery, 16 Jun 1960–16 Jul 1960.

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1960, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 22 Mar 1961–23 Apr 1961.

Sidney Nolan retrospective exhibition. Paintings from 1937 to 1967, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 13 Sep 1967–29 Oct 1967.

Sidney Nolan retrospective exhibition. Paintings from 1937 to 1967, National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], 22 Nov 1967–17 Dec 1967.

Sidney Nolan retrospective exhibition. Paintings from 1937 to 1967, Western Australian Art Gallery, 09 Jan 1968–04 Feb 1968.

Sidney Nolan: landscapes and legends a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 03 Jun 1987–26 Jul 1987.

Sidney Nolan: landscapes and legends a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 11 Aug 1987–27 Sep 1987.

Sidney Nolan: landscapes and legends a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 21 Oct 1987–29 Nov 1987.

Sidney Nolan: landscapes and legends a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, Art Gallery of South Australia, 15 Dec 1987–31 Jan 1988.

Modern Muses (1989), S.H. Ervin Gallery, 19 Oct 1989–19 Nov 1989.