Henry Moore 1898-1986
45.6 x 64.7 cm
Depictions of underground landscapes were ideas Moore had already begun developing in his career, and which are perhaps most recognisable from his Shelter Drawings Series during his time as an Official War Artist from 1941. This sketch is significant not only because of its subject matter, but because it is an example of Moore’s thought process before his departure from sketching to using clay, plaster and plasticine as his medium for developing ideas and producing maquettes – which are exemplified in the bronzes from the early 1940s onwards.
Provenance
Private collection, Chicago (acquired before 1950 and thence by descent);Private collection, USA
Exhibitions
Stanford, Iris & B Gerald Cantor Centre for Visual Arts, Stanford University, on loan, March 2000Literature
Ann Garrould (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Drawings, Volume 3, 1940-49 (London: Lund Humphries, 2001);Impressionist & Modern Art Works on Paper and Day Sale (London: Christies, 2017);
Henry Moore: Influences and Influenced (London: Connaught Brown, 2019)
Join our mailing list
* denotes required fields
We will process the personal data you have supplied to communicate with you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.