Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Elephant Skull: original etchings by Henry Moore.
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Exhibition catalogue published on the occasion of the publication of the Elephant Skull album (See 0004721). The exhibition consisted of the album, the skull itself, and eight Sculptures 1960-1969. The first 150 copies of this catalogue are numbered and contain an original signed etching (Elephant Skull: Arch Form, 1970 etching) by Henry Moore as frontispiece. Grant describes the gift of the skull, the development of Moore's inspiration, and the success of the resulting etchings. Moore's own enthusiastic comments are incorporated.
Bib. Number0004697
Elephant Skull: original etchings by Henry Moore.
PublisherGalerie Gérald Cramer
Place PublishedGeneva
Year1970
Date & Collation(Dec)-1971(Feb).80pp(33 illus).Foreword by Alistair GRANT.Statements by Henry MOORE.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationExhibition also at Musée Rodin (Paris) March-April 1971; Maison de la Chasse et de la Nature (Paris) June 1971; Marlborough Graphics (London) May-July 1971; Pinakothek (Munich) Oct-Nov 1971; Museum of Modern Art (New York) Nov 1971-Jan 1972.Exhibition catalogue published on the occasion of the publication of the Elephant Skull album (See 0004721). The exhibition consisted of the album, the skull itself, and eight Sculptures 1960-1969. The first 150 copies of this catalogue are numbered and contain an original signed etching (Elephant Skull: Arch Form, 1970 etching) by Henry Moore as frontispiece. Grant describes the gift of the skull, the development of Moore's inspiration, and the success of the resulting etchings. Moore's own enthusiastic comments are incorporated.