Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Madonna and Child Studies
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Madonna and Child Studies
Sketchbook
- Page from Madonna and Child Sketchbook
Date1943
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 2180
Date Order NumberAG 43.94
Paperoff-white lightweight machine-made laid
Dimensionspaper: 200 x 165 mm
Signature
pencil l.r. Moore/43
Inscription
pencil u.c. in modern (. . .) Simple; u.r. Top light
OwnershipThe Israel Museum, Jerusalem: gift of Mrs Charlotte Bergman to the American Friends of the Israel Museum, 1985 (reg. no. 522.85)
More InformationMoore's acknowledgement of the difficulty he encountered in expressing the spiritual content of the subject may be reflected by his experimentation with the contrasting styles in this drawing.