Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Shelter Drawing
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Shelter Drawing
Sketchbook
- Page from Sketchbook
Date1941
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 1776
Date Order NumberAG 42.1
Papercream medium-weight wove
Dimensionspaper: 371 x 275 mm
Signature
pen and ink (under wax crayon) l.r. Moore, undated
Inscription
pencil u.c. 46 of IM
OwnershipDavid and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago: The Joel Starrels Jr Memorial Collection
Collections
The inscription refers to HMF 1671. This and the following eight shelter drawings were drawn in the middle of large paper sheets, each originally 380x280, allowing for a wide border to be covered by a curved mount - see HMF 1775. It is known that Heinz Roland used this style of mounting, and it is likely that Moore made these drawings at his request. Their dating is problematic: for instance some of the drawings carry inscriptions referring to the 'IM' (Second Shelter) Sketchbook 1940-41, see above, while HMF 1862, bears an inscription referring to a page in the 'Impington' (Family Group) Notebook dated 1943-44. Pending further research, these drawings have been retained under c.1942.