Leda et le Cygne (Leda and the Swan)
André Lavrillier, French, 1885 - 1958
1921
Bronze plaquette
Overall: 4 × 2 3/8 × 1/4 in. (10.1 × 6.1 × 0.7 cm)
Weight: 286 g (0.6 lb.)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Roger Arvid Anderson Collection - 250th Anniversary Gift, 1769-2019
2016.64.73
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
20th century
Object Name
Sculpture: Plaquette
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, lower left: ANDRE LAVRILLIER
Course History
WGSS 10.01, Sex, Gender, and Society, Douglas Moody, Fall 2019
WGSS 10.02, Sex, Gender, and Society, Kristen O'Rourke, Fall 2019
WGSS 10.03, Sex, Gender, and Society, Jenn Sargent, Fall 2019
WGSS 10.04, Sex, Gender, and Society, Susan Brison, Fall 2019
Publication History
Roger Arvid Anderson, The Roger Arvid Anderson Collection, Medals, Medallions, Plaquettes and Small Reliefs, Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper and Textiles, San Francisco: Roger Arvid Anderson (published privately), design by David L. Wilson, 2015, p. 225.
Provenance
Modernism, San Francisco, California; sold to Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, 1979; lent to present collection, 1993; given to present collection, 2016.
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