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Reclining Figures

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Reclining Figures
Reclining Figures
Reclining Figures

Reclining Figures

Date1943
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 2156
Date Order NumberAG 43.107
Mediapencil, charcoal, wax crayon, coloured crayon, watercolour, wash, pen and ink
Dimensionspaper: 445 x 635 mm
Signature

pen and ink l.l. Moore/43

Inscription

pencil u.c.l. Tense bone-like form (wood); u.c.r. Flats & swellings (wood); c. Terracotta?; c.r. Drawn-out flat/draped figure; l.c. Draped figure; l.r. square wide through – forced projections & recessions (stone)

OwnershipConnaught Brown, London
Collections
More Information
In 1943 Moore began making small terracotta models of seated mothers and children in connection with the commission for the Northampton Madonna and Child (LH 226).
ExhibitionsPublished References