Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Idea for Illustration: The Temptation of Faust
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Idea for Illustration: The Temptation of Faust
Date1982
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 82(71)
Date Order NumberAG 82.69
Mediacharcoal
Paperwhite lightweight wove
Dimensionspaper: 287 x 209 mm
Signature
pencil l.r. (vertically) Moore, undated
Inscription
pencil l.c. Illustration – Temptation of Faust (? circled)
OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: acquired 1987
More InformationMoore had been asked whether he would consider designing a poster for The Damnation of Faust (presumably the Berlioz opera). He made two sketches but the project did not come to fruition.
