Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Figure on Steps
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Figure on Steps
Date1930
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 784
Date Order NumberAG 30.52
Papercartridge
Dimensionspaper: 372 x 549 mm
Signature
chalk l.r. Moore/30
OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: acquired 1980
More InformationMoore frequently observed that a reclining figure had three points of contact - the elbows, the buttocks and the feet - with whatever supported it. Here, unusually for him, the three points of contact are on different levels. There is also a marked twisting of the upper part of the body although the left forearm remains parallel to the picture plane in line with the left thigh.
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