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November 1944 reprint of 0008592.

The Penguin Modern Painters series. Life, influences and work of Henry Moore, including a note on his use of colour. All of the illustrations are of drawings, dating from 1930-1942. Incorporates statements by Moore, and relates the shapes of Natural objects to the forms produced by the artist as sculpture and drawing. Analogies are found between Moore's figures and the darkness of the womb, and stone images as diverse as Easter Island and medieval cathedrals. Anything solid that can show the wonder and mystery of life appeals to Henry Moore." Moore's concept of drawing as a help towards sculpture is outlined "as well as his drawings for drawing or the enjoyment of drawing". The War Drawings are discussed and are seen as "nearer to the natural proportions of men and women". Nature provides "the lovely effectiveness of colour" in Moore drawings from the "lichen of the grey rock the coloured texture of weather-worn stone the fiery black and red of igneous formations or burning coal". Cover illustration of Study for Reclining Figure in Wood 1941 (HMF 1531).