Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Forty Thousand Years of Modern Art: a comparison of primitive and modern.
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24,26,37,43,etc(3 illus) Henry Moore.
In a section headed Surrealism, The most triumphant and brilliant exploitation of this New Ireland notion of enclosed form is to be found in certain drawings and carvings by Henry Moore...These hollowed-out reclining figures are some of the greatest super-normal presences in contemporary art".
Title as printed: 40000 Years of Modern Art."
Bib. Number0008478
Forty Thousand Years of Modern Art: a comparison of primitive and modern.
PublisherAcademy Hall
Place PublishedLondon
Year1948
Date & Collation(20 Dec)-1949(29 Jan).54pp.Illus.Preface by Herbert READ.Text by W.G.ARCHER and Robert MELVILLE.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationInstitute of Contemporary Arts. 191 exhibits, including four Moore Drawings 1936-1939 and six Moore Sculptures 1931-1940.24,26,37,43,etc(3 illus) Henry Moore.
In a section headed Surrealism, The most triumphant and brilliant exploitation of this New Ireland notion of enclosed form is to be found in certain drawings and carvings by Henry Moore...These hollowed-out reclining figures are some of the greatest super-normal presences in contemporary art".
Title as printed: 40000 Years of Modern Art."