Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Demonstration for Penelope Turle
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Demonstration for Penelope Turle
Date1952
Artist
Henry Moore
(British, 1898 - 1986)
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 2743a
Date Order NumberAG 52.17
Paperwhite lightweight wove
Dimensionspaper: 225 x 175 mm
Signature
pen and ink l.r. Henry/Moore, undated
Ownershipprivate collection
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Moore used a piece of headed writing paper to demonstrate how areas covered in wax crayon were resistant to water-based washes. For similar examples see the lettering trials for Prométhée of 1949-50, such as HMF 2571 and 2572.