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Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue

Figure Studies

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Figure Studies

Sketchbook
  • Page 215 from Notebook No.3
Date1922-24
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 160
Date Order NumberAG 22-24.76
Mediapencil
Papercream lightweight laid
Dimensionspaper: 224 x 172 mm
Signature

unsigned, undated

Inscription

pencil u.r. bad; pencil c. figure lying down -/big massive thick form -/and page 82; l.l. head

OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
More Information
Notebook No.3 p.215.  A rectangle has been cut from the top of the page. The drawing in the upper half of the recto bears strong similarities to a small Etruscan bronze, 'Reclining Satyr', c.490 BC from Pistoia. Moore always admired the directness and simplicity of Etruscan sculpture, and particularly enjoyed visiting the Villa Giulia in Rome.
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