Leda and the Swan, Cy Twombly, Rome 1962
Cy TwomblyAmerican, 1928–2011

Leda and the Swan

Rome 1962 · Painting

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Not on view at present

Where is “Leda and the Swan” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.

The Museum of Modern Art

New York, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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Accession number
612.1994

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In the life of Cy Twombly

The whole life
  1. c. 1961

    Meets Joseph Glasco on Mykonos

    Through their mutual friend, the artist Afro Basaldella, Twombly meets the American artist Joseph Glasco on Mykonos; according to Glasco, they saw each other there every summer for years.

  2. 1964

    Leo Castelli exhibition and Donald Judd’s scathing review

    The Leo Castelli Gallery shows the nine-panel Discourses on Commodus (1963); the artist and writer Donald Judd pans it, seeing in these paintings nothing but a few drips and splatters and an occasional pencil line.

  3. 1964

    Invited to the Venice Biennale

    Twombly is invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale; he will be invited twice more, in 1989 and in 2001.

  4. 1964

    Meets Nicola Del Roscio

    Twombly meets Nicola Del Roscio of Gaeta, who will become his longtime assistant, companion and archivist.

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