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Sculptor Carving a Colossal Figure

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Sculptor Carving a Colossal Figure
Sculptor Carving a Colossal Figure
Sculptor Carving a Colossal Figure

Sculptor Carving a Colossal Figure

Date1942
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 2053
Date Order NumberAG 42.142
Mediapencil, pen and ink
Dimensionspaper: 225 x 175 mm
Signature

unsigned, undated

Inscription

pen and ink u.l. Sculptor carving a colossal figure in (. . .) stone/two sculptors at work on colossal figure/(Draw scaffolding in white crayon!); u.r. Squaris (sic)/sculpture

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Moore recalled standing before the Great Arm of Amenophis III in the British Museum, calculating the size of the complete sculpture and imagining its impact on those looking at it.                          
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