Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Studies of Reclining Figures
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Studies of Reclining Figures
Date1940
Artist
Henry Moore
(British, 1898 - 1986)
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 1478
Date Order NumberAG 40.19
Mediapencil, wax crayon, coloured crayon, pastel, watercolour wash, conté crayon, gouache, pen and ink
Papercream heavyweight wove
Dimensionspaper: 380 × 560 mm
Signature
wax crayon l.l. Moore/40
OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: purchased 1984 [Acq. D84.2]
More InformationThe figures lying on a diagonal receding into depth in this and the following drawing are comparatively rare examples of foreshortened figures in Moore's oeuvre.
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