Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Reworked Photocopy of Page from West Wind Sketchbook 1928
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Reworked Photocopy of Page from West Wind Sketchbook 1928
Date1979
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 79(111)
Date Order NumberAG 79.131
Paperwhite lightweight wove
Dimensionspaper: 78 x 178 mm
Signature
unsigned, undated
OwnershipHMF Enterprises Limited
More InformationSee comments on HMF 79(105) ) and 79(109). A snake was one of the subjects Moore considered for the garden bench project; compare also LH 20, 45.
One of eight reworked photocopies from Moore's skectchbook. See 79(105). The original of this drawing of two snakes intertwined appears below that of a female reclining nude (HMF 639 r). In 1928 Moore was considering subjects for garden reliefs; a snake was a possible idea. A carving entitled Head of a Serpent LH 45 dates from 1927.
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