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Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue

Human and Animal Studies

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Human and Animal Studies
Human and Animal Studies
Human and Animal Studies

Human and Animal Studies

Date1925
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 160 verso
Date Order NumberAG 22-24.76
Mediapencil
Papercream lightweight laid
Dimensionspaper: 224 x 172 mm
Signature

unsigned, undated

Inscription

pencil u.l. head of fish - carving/head of stag/Sumerian; l.c. Pose for bronze

OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
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Notebook No.3 p.215. A rectangle has been cut from the top left of the page. The drawing in the upper half of the recto bears similarities to a small Etruscan bronze, Reclining Satyr c.490 B.C. from Pistoia. Moore always admired the directness and simplicity of Etruscan sculpture, and particularly enjoyed visiting the Villa Giulia in Rome.

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