Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Sculptor Carving a Colossal Figure
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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
Ownershipunknown
Collections
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.