Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue

Tilbury Shelter: Group of Draped Figures

Date1941

Artwork TypeDrawing

Catalogue NumberHMF 1817

Date Order NumberAG 41.71

Mediapencil, wax crayon, watercolour, wash, pen and ink, gouache

Dimensionspaper: 381 x 559 mm

Signature

pen and ink l.l. Moore/41

OwnershipHiroshima Museum of Art, Hiroshima

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In this drawing Moore has used features of the Tilbury extension shelter, in particular the tall narrow panels to the left, to create three-dimensional space into which the viewer can enter.

ExhibitionsPublished References

Henry Moore: Complete Drawings, Volume 3, 1940-49; edited by Ann GARROULD.

Henry Moore Drawings.

The Drawings of Henry Moore

Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings: 3rd edition, with an introduction by Herbert Read

Henry Moore, Volume One: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1948: 4th edition, edited by David SYLVESTER, with an introduction by Herbert READ.

Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings; with an introduction by Herbert Read

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