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Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue

Figure Studies

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Figure Studies
Figure Studies
Figure Studies

Figure Studies

Datec.1924
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 228 verso
Date Order NumberAG 24.18
Mediapencil
Paperoff-white medium-weight wove
Dimensionspaper: 451 x 279 mm
Signature

unsigned, undated

OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
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This solid back view is one of the most impressive drawings of Moore's early years. There is uncertainty as to the authenticity of the studies on the verso, though on balance they probably exemplify Moore's tentative experiments with the depiction of poses rarely seen in his oeuvre.

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