Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
View of the Arno
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View of the Arno
Sketchbook
- Page 174 from Notebook No.4
Date1925
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 314
Date Order NumberAG 25.52
Mediapen and ink
Paperoff-white laid
Dimensionspaper: 228 x 175 mm
Signature
unsigned, undated
Inscription
(added in 1972) pencil c. View of the Arno
OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
More InformationNotebook No.4 p.174. Terry Friedman has suggested that the river depicted here is the Thames rather than the Arno. He believes that the suspension bridge in the background of the drawing is either the Chelsea or Hammersmith bridge. In July 1925, Moore found accommodation at 3 Grove Studios, Adie Road, Hammersmith, within easy walking distance of that bridge. On the verso is a draft letter with an inscription: pencil u.c. Sculpture