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Reclining Mother and Child: Maquette II

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Reclining Mother and Child: Maquette II
Reclining Mother and Child: Maquette II
Reclining Mother and Child: Maquette II

Reclining Mother and Child: Maquette II

Sketchbook
  • Page from Reclining Mother and Child Notebook
Date1979
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 79(5)
Date Order NumberAG 79.023
Papercream wove
Dimensionspaper: 240 x 291 mm
Signature

pencil l.r. Moore/79

OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: acquired 1987
More Information
Related works: HMF 79(5) - 79(26) are all variations of reclining figure sculptures. LH 778 - 781. Moore experimented with the positioning of the child (or children) both in these drawings and in the plasters, deciding on their final position only when the sculptures were cast in bronze.
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