Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Sleeping Figures
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Sleeping Figures
Sketchbook
- Page 43 from Second Shelter Sketchbook
Date1940-41
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 1668
Date Order NumberAG 40-41.111
Papercream lightweight
Dimensionspaper: 204 x 165 mm
Inscription
pencil u.c. Sleeping (. . .) positions; pen and ink Sleeping positions (angular arms)
OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: gift of Irina Moore 1977
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Second Shelter Sketchbook p.43. Clearly Moore was interested by the angular contortions of the figure upper left, which appears in reverse in the following drawing.