Since September 2019, this sculpture, which is more than 3 meters high, can be seen and admired on the Rhine promenade in Monheim: "Leda" by Markus Lüpertz.
The website of the city of Monheim provides information about the connection with the Gänseliesel figure of the Monheim city coat of arms and the ancient myth of Leda as well as data on the artist:
monheim.de/stadtleben-aktuelles/kunst-im-oeffentlichen-raum/leda

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March 31, 2021

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The gooseies in the shape of the Greek figure Leda. To be marveled at directly on the banks of the Rhine in Mohnheim near the MohnBerges.
The well-known artist and former rector of the Düsseldorf Art Academy, Lüpertz, turned the goose girl into a "Leda", a maiden who, according to Greek mythology, was seduced by Zeus in the disguise of a swan.

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April 15, 2022

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Leda by Markus Lüpertz now looks directly at the Rhine at the Rheinpark. The spot on the Rhine is exposed for the statue and is also often mocked as a goose lily. The interpretation of the Greek model may not really be perceived as beautiful. But a certain fascination emanates from her.

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