Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Reclining Figure
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Reclining Figure
Date1942
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 2032 verso
Date Order NumberAG 42.133
Dimensionspaper: 229 x 178 mm
Signature
unsigned, undated
Ownershipprivate collection, USA
Collections
Sketchbook 1942 p.47.
The verso bears what appears to be the first sketch of one of Moore’s most important sculptures, Reclining Figure (LH 263) carved in elmwood over the years1945-46. A small terracotta model for the sculpture (LH 247) is catalogued 1945 but may have been begun earlier (see also comment on HMF 2028).