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Two Studies of a Sarcophagus Form

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© The Trustees of the British Museum
Two Studies of a Sarcophagus Form
© The Trustees of the British Museum
© The Trustees of the British Museum

Two Studies of a Sarcophagus Form

Date1936
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 1238
Date Order NumberAG 36.1
Mediapen and ink, wax crayon, wash, chalk
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
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Moore'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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