Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Seated Nude
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Seated Nude
Date1980
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 80(173)
Date Order NumberAG 80.215
Mediacharcoal, gouache
Papertoned heavyweight wove
Dimensionspaper: 331 x 290 mm
Signature
pencil l.l. Moore/80
OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: acquired 1987
More InformationMoore explained that he was experimenting to see how much he could omit from this drawing without rendering it unintelligible; the spectator's subconscious would supply the missing outlines of the thighs.