Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Two Studies of a Sarcophagus Form
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Two Studies of a Sarcophagus Form
Date1936
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 1238
Date Order NumberAG 36.1
Papercream light to medium-weight
Dimensionspaper: 356 x 448 mm
Signature
pen and ink l.l. Moore/36
OwnershipThe British Museum, London, from the Estate of the late Lord Clark of Saltwood, accepted by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue in lieu of tax
More InformationMoore's use of watercolour and wax crayons is described in the introduction of Henry Moore Complete Drawings Volume 2, page ix. These large-scale drawings are based on ideas culled from several smaller sketches done in the previous two years - see, for example, HMF 1117 recto, HMF 1122 verso, HMF 1125 recto, HMF 1154, HMF 1156.
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