Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Study after 'Venus of Grimaldi'
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Study after 'Venus of Grimaldi'
Sketchbook
- Page 68 from Notebook No.6
Date1926
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 460
Date Order NumberAG 26.35
Mediapencil, wash
Papercream lightweight laid
Dimensionspaper: 222 x 172 mm
Signature
unsigned, undated
OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
More InformationNotebook No.6 p.68. (originally p.74). The nude on the verso is a direct copy of the bas-relief of a female figure from the shelter of Laussel in the Dordogne, reproduced in 'Die Kunst der Primitiven'.
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