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Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue

The Artist's Sister Mary

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The Artist's Sister Mary
The Artist's Sister Mary
The Artist's Sister Mary

The Artist's Sister Mary

Date1926
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 470
Date Order NumberAG 26.44
Paperlightweight manilla
Dimensionspaper: 445 x 330 mm
Signature

unsigned, undated

OwnershipThe British Council, London: acquired 1948
More Information

Moore drew six portraits of his sister Mary in 1926-27, and there is also an early drawing of her as Narayana on the printed cover of the play Moore wrote in 1920. Kenneth Clark refers to this and HMF 471 as 'two Giottesque drawings'.

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