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Volpini Suite: Design for a Plate: Leda and the Swan (Projet d'Assiette: Léda et le Cygne)

Paul Gauguin

Cleveland Museum of Art

Yellow artwork with circular black drawing. A woman with dark hair and a bare shoulder, facing right. A swan's head appears to emerge from her hair. A plant and flowers are on the left and two small birds on the right. Small cursive writing surrounds top right of circle. The bottom of the artwork has three lines of writing. The first two are upside down and illegible. The third line reads "Paul Gauguin".

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Dimensions:
764 × 893 px
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