Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Family Group
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Family Group
Sketchbook
- Page from Family Group (Sheep) Notebook 1943-45
Date1944
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 2218
Date Order NumberAG 43-44.30
Dimensionspaper: 178 x 121 mm
Signature
l.r. Moore/44
Ownershipprivate collection, Hong Kong
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There is some doubt concerning the media. Moore seems to have used charcoal or black chalk, rubbed it over and then applied a damp brush, a technique the cataloguer often saw him employ. There may also be a few final touches of poster paint, for example on the woman’s right foot.