Title
Leda and swan
1958
Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- Leda and the swan
- Date
- 1958
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- polyvinyl acetate on hardboard
- Dimensions
- 122.0 x 152.5 cm; 128.5 x 159.0 x 5.0 cm frame
- Signature & date
Signed and dated u.l. corner, sideways, black charcoal "14 Dec 58/ Nolan".
- Credit
- Purchased 1960
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- OA35.1960
- Copyright
- © The Trustees of the Sidney Nolan Trust/DACS. Copyright Agency
- Artist information
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Sidney Nolan
Works in the collection
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Exhibition history
Shown in 6 exhibitions
Sidney Nolan: Leda and the Swan (1960), The Matthiesen Gallery, London, 16 Jun 1960–16 Jul 1960
Purchases and Acquisitions for 1960, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22 Mar 1961–23 Apr 1961
Sidney Nolan retrospective exhibition. Paintings from 1937 to 1967, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Sep 1967–29 Oct 1967
Sidney Nolan retrospective exhibition. Paintings from 1937 to 1967, National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], Melbourne, 22 Nov 1967–17 Dec 1967
Sidney Nolan retrospective exhibition. Paintings from 1937 to 1967, Western Australian Art Gallery, Perth, 09 Jan 1968–04 Feb 1968
Sidney Nolan: landscapes and legends a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], Melbourne, 03 Jun 1987–26 Jul 1987
Sidney Nolan: landscapes and legends a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 11 Aug 1987–27 Sep 1987
Sidney Nolan: landscapes and legends a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 21 Oct 1987–29 Nov 1987
Sidney Nolan: landscapes and legends a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 15 Dec 1987–31 Jan 1988
Modern Muses (1989), S.H. Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, 19 Oct 1989–19 Nov 1989
Sidney Nolan: Myth Rider, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, 04 Dec 2021–06 Mar 2022
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Bibliography
Referenced in 26 publications
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Brian Adams, Sidney Nolan: such is life, Melbourne, 1987, 146, 153, 154.
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Michael Bowden, Art-isan: studio arts for VCE units 1-4, Port Melbourne, 2010, 149 (colour illus.).
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Jane Clark, Sidney Nolan - landscapes and legends: a retrospective exhibition 1937 - 1987, 'Europe and America', pg. 115-117, Sydney, 1987, 116, 131 (colour illus.).
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Jane Clark, Sidney Nolan: the Gallipoli series, 'The perfect myth', pg. 32-41, Canberra, 2009, 19, 36 (colour illus.).
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Sir Kenneth Clark, Bryan Robertson and Colin MacInnes, Sidney Nolan, London, 1961, 162, 164, 166, 168, 169, 170, 172. NOTE: Leda and Swan series general reference.
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Paula Dredge, Sidney Nolan: The Artist’s Materials, Los Angeles, 2020, 82, 83 (colour illus.), 132 (index). fig. 75
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James Gleeson, Art and Australia [vol. 1, no. 1], 'Painting in Australia since 1945', pg. 2-19, Sydney, May 1963, 4, 5 (illus.). Collection Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Ursula Hoff, Art and Australia [vol. 16, no. 2], 'Australian paintings in British collections', pg. 172-178, Sydney, Dec 1978. General reference.
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Nicholas Isherwood, Nolan's Nolans: a reputation reassessed, London, 1997, 61. General reference.
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Anne Loxley., Modern muses: classical mythology in Australian art 1940-1989, 'The subjects of "Modern Muses"', Sydney, 1989. cat.no. 17
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Elwyn Lynn, Sidney Nolan: myth and imagery, London, 1967, 12, 37-39.
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Patrick McCaughey, Encounters with Australian modern art, 'In the spotlight', pg. 57-78, South Yarra, 2008, 61. General reference
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Robert Melville, The Architectural Review, 'Exhibitions', pg. 222-224, London, Sep 1960, 223, 224 (illus.).
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Hal Missingham, Art Gallery of New South Wales Quarterly, 'Acquisitions for 1960', pg. 58-67, Sydney, Apr 1961, 58, 62 (illus.).
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Hal Missingham, Sidney Nolan. Retrospective exhibition. Paintings from 1937 to 1967, 'Introduction', pg. 5-17, Sydney, 1967, 5, 22, 27 (illus.). cat.no. 92
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Hal Missingham (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales Quarterly, Sydney, Oct 1967, 368 (illus.).
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Hal Missingham (Editor), 1960 Acquisitions, Sydney, 1960, 19-20.
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Charles Osborne, Art and Australia [vol. 5, no. 2], 'Leda and the Swan', pg. 460-461, Sydney, Sep 1967, 460-461. NOTE: Leda and Swan series general reference.
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Barry Pearce, Frances Lindsay, Lou Klepac and Edmund Capon AM, OBE, Sidney Nolan, Sydney, 2007, 84, 158, 176, 177 (colour illus.), 245. cat.no. 80
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T.G. Rosenthal, Sidney Nolan, 'Leda and the swan', pg. 144-153, London, 2002, 146, 147 (colour illus.), 149.
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John Russell., Sunday Times (London), 'Art Galleries: Past, Present and Futurist', London, 19 Jun 1960.
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Bernard William Smith and Terry Smith, Australian painting 1788-1990, South Melbourne, 1991, 300, 301 (illus.), 302. plate no. 172
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The Matthiesen Gallery, Sidney Nolan: Leda and the swan and other recent work, London, 1960, front cover (colour illus.),. cat.no. 1; titled 'Leda and swan'
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Editor Unknown (Editor), The Sun (London), 'Sidney Nolan is the first Australian painter who has won fame outside his own country...', London, 12 Jun 1960, 17.
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Editor Unknown (Editor), The Studio, 'Sidney Nolan: Q & A', pg. 130-131, London, Dec 1960, 130. General reference.
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Editor Unknown (Editor), The Burlington Magazine, 'Current and forthcoming exhibitions', London, Jul 1960, 338. General reference
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