Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Five Women and a Child
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Five Women and a Child
Date1942
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 2090
Date Order NumberAG 42.201
Dimensionspaper: 330 x 546 mm
Signature
(added later) Moore/42
Ownershipunknown
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As in other drawings of this period, the figures are almost certainly creative representations of Moore's close family, particularly his wife Irina, his sister Mary and his mother. The pose of the woman second from right may well be based on his mother, whose arthritis caused her to bend from the hips; Moore would often have seen her bending forward like this to greet her grandchildren.