Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Shelter Drawing: Sleeping Figures
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Shelter Drawing: Sleeping Figures
Date1941
Artist
Henry Moore
(British, 1898 - 1986)
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 1816
Date Order NumberAG 41.70
Paperoff-white medium-weight wove
Dimensionspaper: 303 x 308 mm
Signature
pen and ink l.r. Moore/41
OwnershipThe Henry Moore Foundation: acquired 1983
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This drawing combines figures in various sleeping positions culled from several smaller sketches. Moore used his sectional-line style of drawing to create the three-dimensional quality of the bodies.
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