Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Lynx (Study after Persian Sculpture)
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Lynx (Study after Persian Sculpture)
Date1982
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 82(245)
Date Order NumberAG 82.237
Papercream lightweight wove
Dimensionspaper: 195 x 248 mm
Signature
ballpoint pen l.l. Moore, undated
OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: acquired 1987
More InformationMoore owned a carving of a lynx (possibly Persian, fourth century) which stood on a table in Hoglands. He made many studies of it between 1981 and 1983, being particularly impressed at the sculptor's skill in carving the soft mouth (also see HMF 81(159) and HMF 82(8)). The sculpture stood on a low table in Moore's sitting-room, catching the light from large windows facing east, south and west.