Federico Castellón

Leda and the Swan
1948

An etching depicting a surreal scene with human figures and a large bird. In the foreground, two human faces appear close together, one applying makeup to the other's eye. Behind them, a nude figure reclines while another figure with bird-like features sits nearby. The artwork has a dreamlike, allegorical quality, and includes the artist's signature and the words "trial proof" at the bottom.
An etching depicting a surreal scene with human figures and a large bird. In the foreground, two human faces appear close together, one applying makeup to the other's eye. Behind them, a nude figure reclines while another figure with bird-like features sits nearby. The artwork has a dreamlike, allegorical quality, and includes the artist's signature and the words "trial proof" at the bottom.

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Date
1948

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 13/16 × 12in. (40.2 × 30.5 cm) Plate: 11 7/8 × 7 3/4in. (30.2 × 19.7 cm)

Accession number
79.66.50

Edition
TP | Ed. 50

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Weiss

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York NY

API
artworks/3722

Federico Castellón
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