Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Seated Woman
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Seated Woman
Date1980
Artist
Henry Moore
(British, 1898 - 1986)
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 80(310)
Date Order NumberAG 80.343
Mediapencil, charcoal
PaperT.H. Saunders, deckled lower edge
Dimensionspaper: 315 x 300 mm
Signature
pencil l.r. Moore/80
Ownershipprivate collection
Collections
Moore's 'imagined' sitter is lost in a world of her own. The plasticity of her body is enhanced by Moore's subtle combination of line-drawing and chiaroscuro. See also comments regarding 'imagined' sitters on 80(294) & 80(305).
There is a fragment of lithographic proof on the verso.
