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Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue

Studies for Internal/External Forms

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photo: National Galleries of Scotland
Studies for Internal/External Forms
photo: National Galleries of Scotland
photo: National Galleries of Scotland

Studies for Internal/External Forms

Date1939
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 1463a
Date Order NumberAG 40.1
Mediapencil, wax crayon, watercolour wash, pen and ink
Papercream medium-weight wove
Dimensionspaper: 267 x 181 mm
Signature

unsigned, undated

OwnershipScottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, H. J. Patterson Bequest 1988
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Moore used pen and ink to strengthen the outline of the central form in the third line from the top. Four of the studies depict a kind of helmet which protects both head and neck of the wearer; a fifth, centre right, resembles a human skull enclosing a network of membranes.
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