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Reworked Photocopy of Page from West Wind Sketchbook 1928

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Reworked Photocopy of Page from West Wind Sketchbook 1928
Reworked Photocopy of Page from West Wind Sketchbook 1928
Reworked Photocopy of Page from West Wind Sketchbook 1928

Reworked Photocopy of Page from West Wind Sketchbook 1928

Date1979
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 79(111)
Date Order NumberAG 79.131
Mediacarbon line, ballpoint pen, chalk
Paperwhite lightweight wove
Dimensionspaper: 78 x 178 mm
Signature

unsigned, undated

OwnershipHMF Enterprises Limited
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See comments on HMF 79(105) ) and 79(109). A snake was one of the subjects Moore considered for the garden bench project; compare also LH 20, 45.

One of eight reworked photocopies from Moore's skectchbook.  See 79(105). The original of this drawing of two snakes intertwined appears below that of a female reclining nude (HMF 639 r).  In 1928 Moore was considering subjects for  garden reliefs; a snake was a possible idea. A carving entitled Head of a Serpent LH 45 dates from 1927.
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