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Nineteen Ideas for Sculpture

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Nineteen Ideas for Sculpture
Nineteen Ideas for Sculpture
Nineteen Ideas for Sculpture

Nineteen Ideas for Sculpture

Sketchbook
  • Page from SQUARE FORMS NOTEBOOK
Date1934
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 1120
Date Order NumberAG 34.7
Mediapencil
Papercream lightweight wove
Dimensionspaper: 272 x 183 mm
Signature

(added later) pencil l.r. Moore, undated

Inscription

pencil top of page Its (sic) no use modern sculpture being only an/ imatation (sic) of old (crossed out) ancient sculpture but it must have the (crossed out) its/life & vitality, intensity & power of (crossed out), sensitiveness &/emotional fullness to be able to stand up to it./3 dimensional; u.c.r. Shape; c.l. Shape & out of/it/ make/figure; c. Completely in the round

OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
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