Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Maquette for Draped Reclining Woman
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Maquette for Draped Reclining Woman
Datec.1957
Artwork TypeSculpture Summary
Catalogue NumberLH 429a
Date Order NumberCN 1522
Mediaplaster (head only)
Dimensionsartwork (head only): 3.2 × 2.6 cm
OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
More InformationLH 429a is the head originally attached to Fragment Figure, LH 430. This work, which appears in its original form in Volume 3 of Henry Moore Complete Sculpture, cat.50b, was the maquette for Draped Reclining Woman, LH 431. This work was later damaged, and perhaps reflecting his interest in the fragmentary beauty of Hellenistic sculpture, Moore then cast the broken figure in a bronze edition of 10 (LH 430), one of which can be seen in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The plaster is now in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, and the detached plaster head remains in Moore's Bourne Maquette Studio, Perry Green, Hertfordshire.