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Henry Moore, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
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Henry Moore, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)

Three Standing Figures 1949

Details
Henry Moore, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Three Standing Figures 1949
signed and dated 'Moore/50' (lower right)
pencil, wax crayon, watercolour and wash
15 x 10½ in. (39.1 x 26.4 cm.)
This work is recorded in the Henry Moore Foundation Archive as HMF 2537.
Provenance
Sir Clifford Norton, K.C.M.G., C.V.O., and by descent.
Literature
A.G. Wilkinson, Henry Moore Remembered: The Collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Toronto, 1987, pl.59.
A. Garrould, Henry Moore Volume 3 Complete Drawings 1940-9, Much Hadham, 2001, p. 293, no.AG 49.20, illustrated.
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Lot Essay

Drawings of three standing figures first appear around 1947-8, and are later developed into drawings of the Three Fates, which were subsequently translated into the medium of tapestry (see A. Garrould, op. cit., p. X).

The artist misdated this drawing to 1950.

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