Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Head of Girl Drawn on Flight to Pisa
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Head of Girl Drawn on Flight to Pisa
Date1979
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 79(91)
Date Order NumberAG 79.120
Mediaballpoint pen
Paperlightweight wove mounted on white wove
Dimensionspaper: 100 x 163 mm
Signature
pencil l.l. on mount Moore, undated
Inscription
pencil l.l. on mount Head of girl/on flight to Pisa/October 1979
OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: acquired 1987
More InformationMoore made several studies of a co-passenger on a flight to Pisa. Her identity is not known. The head at the extreme right of the drawing would seem to be that of another person as the shape of the nose is quite different from that of the sitter.See also HMF 79(92)-79(95).