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Type: Original
Medium: Oil
Genre: Animals
Artwork Size: 60cm (w) x 90cm (h)
Uploaded on: Sunday 12th Oct, 2025
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Through the bulrushes of Hampstead ponds creeps Zeus, his godhead in the form of a fine white swan. Before him is Leda: lying on the mossy floor we see only her legs. The swan nudges forwards, bold yet tentative; potent yet vulnerable. It’s a scene of seduction, but it’s not clear who is the seducer and who the prey. The whispering leaves and stagnant depths of the pond offer no answers.
Oil on canvas
90cm x 60cm
© Frances Forbes-Carbines 2025
