Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Searchlight Sketch
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Searchlight Sketch
Date1940
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 1461 verso
Date Order NumberAG 39-40.1
Mediapen and ink
Paperlightweight wove
Dimensionspaper: 214 x 137 mm
Signature
unsigned, undated
Inscription
chalk u.l. Sèm; pen and ink l.c. (upside down) War; The War/Blitzkrieg/Night bombing/Searchlights - AA barrage/Contrast of one & other
Ownershipunknown
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The sketches and notes refer to the nightly bombing of London which took place between September and November 1940. The meaning of the symbol Sèm, which reappears on several drawings, remains unknown.
Recto/Verso
Sketchbook/Unbound Page(s)