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Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue

Searchlight Sketch

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Searchlight Sketch
Searchlight Sketch
Searchlight Sketch

Searchlight Sketch

Date1940
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 1461 verso
Date Order NumberAG 39-40.1
Paperlightweight wove
Dimensionspaper: 214 x 137 mm
Signature

unsigned, undated

Inscription

chalk u.l. Sèm; pen and ink l.c. (upside down) War; The War/Blitzkrieg/Night bombing/Searchlights - AA barrage/Contrast of one & other

Ownershipunknown
More Information

The sketches and notes refer to the nightly bombing of London which took place between September and November 1940. The meaning of the symbol Sèm, which reappears on several drawings, remains unknown.

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