The Artist's Mother

Date1927

Artist Henry Moore (British, 1898 - 1986)

Artwork TypeDrawing

Catalogue NumberHMF 488

Date Order NumberAG 27.03

Mediapencil (rubbed), pen and ink, wash

Papercream wove

Dimensionspaper: 277 x 191 mm

Signature

pencil l.l. Moore, undated

OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: gift of Mary Moore Danowski 1979

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This drawing is generally acknowledged as one of Moore's finest portraits, epitomising the indomitable spirit of a truly matriarchal figure. This drawing is generally considered as one of Moore's finest portraits, epitomising the indomitable spirit of a truly matriarchal figure.

Exhibitions

1968 London, Tate Gallery, Henry Moore

1972 Florence, Forte di Belvedere, Mostra di Henry Moore

2017 Kunstmuseet i Tønder, Henry Moore: at the border to the North

2019 Perry Green, Henry Moore Drawings: The Art of Seeing

2005 Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Henry Moore: Uma Retrospectiva

2001-02 Dallas, San Francisco & Washington, Henry Moore: Sculpting in the 20th Century

Published References

Henry Moore Drawings.

The Drawings of Henry Moore

Henry Moore Drawings.

Henry Moore: an illustrated biography; with photographs by Gemma Levine.