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Three Reclining Figures

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Three Reclining Figures
Three Reclining Figures
Three Reclining Figures

Three Reclining Figures

Sketchbook
  • Page from Sketchbook 1942
Date1942
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 2043
Date Order NumberAG 42.134
Mediapencil, wax crayon, coloured crayon, watercolour, wash, pen and ink
Dimensionspaper: 229 x 178 mm
Signature

pen and ink l.r. Moore/42

OwnershipCollection Mr and Mrs Holmes Perkins, USA
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Sketchbook 1942 p.49. Moore said of the Reclining Figure 1945-46 (LH 263), based on the drawing at the top: 'For me [it] had great drama, with its big beating heart like a great pumping station'.

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