Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Two Figures in a Setting
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Two Figures in a Setting
Date1939
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 1442
Date Order NumberAG 39.3
Papercream medium to heavyweight wove
Dimensionspaper: 555 x 386 mm
Signature
crayon l.r. Moore/39
OwnershipDavid and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago: The Joel Starrels, Jr. Memorial Collection
More InformationThe reclining figure is a combination of two of Moore's sculptures, LH 204 and 210, both completed in 1939, whilst the half-figure resting on her elbows behind a parapet calls to mind portraits by Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) and Titian (c.1488-1576) of their contemporaries or of Madonnas. The background, seeming to deny space, recalls drawings done in 1933 such as HMF 1012 and 101.