1889
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Volpini Suite: Design for a Plate: Leda and the Swan (Projet d'Assiette: Léda et le Cygne) is a 1889 by Paul Gauguin, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a woman’s head and shoulders in profile, her hair dark and wavy. Around her are two small animals—a bird with a long neck and a lizard-like creature. A branch with flowers and leaves curves behind her, framing her face. The whole scene is drawn in loose, quick lines with soft shading. The sketch is part of a set called the *Volpini Suite*, made for an art exhibition. Gauguin often mixed myths with everyday life in his work. Next, look up Paul Gauguin to see how he blended stories and symbols in other drawings.
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (; French: ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements.
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