Ideas for Sculpture

Details

Henry Moore, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Ideas for Sculpture
signed and dated 'Moore/32' (lower right)
wash
14 1/8 x 10¼ in. (36.2 x 26 cm.)

Provenance

with Marlborough Fine Art, London.

Literature

A. Garrould (Ed.), Henry Moore Complete Drawings 1930-39, Volume 2, London, 1998, p. 82, no. AG 32.94, HMF 982, illustrated.

Exhibited

London, Marlborough Fine Art, Watercolours and Drawings by Oskar Kokoschka, Henry Moore, Graham Sutherland, January - February 1964, no. 37.

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Lot Essay

Ann Garrould comments on the present work, 'The central half-figure at the top of the page is clearly an internal/external form, whilst the half-figure at lower right with its triangular breasts and rigid stick-like arms will be seen again in drawings done very early in 1933. The tense, angry expression of the head just to the left of this half-figure recalls medieval carvings such as Moore may have seen as a child at Methley church in Yorkshire' (loc. cit).

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