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What did Henry Moore use to draw?
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Henry Moore frequently used the wax resist process in his drawings, which involved sketching the forms in wax crayon and coating the drawing with a wash of gray watercolor. He then went in with black ink, gray and black crayons and white watercolor. Find a selection of Henry Moore artwork from top art dealers around the world on 1stDibs.
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Windswept Landscape Henry Moore drawing of Scottish landscape for W.H. Auden
By Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
One of a series of 18 lithographs drawn by the artist fo¬r the Auden Poems/Moore Lithographs 1974 book and portfolio. This work is from an edition of 25 printed on vellum aside from ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Studies for Head and Shoulders Sculpture - Ideas Sculpture Study British Art
By Henry Moore
Located in London, GB
This original etching is hand signed by the artist in pencil "Moore” in the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in Roman numerals, in the lower left margin. This impression ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Sheep in Landscape (C. 558)
By Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
Sheep in Landscape (C. 558), 1974
Lithograph in colors, on wove paper
18 1/8 x 20 1/4 in. (46 x 51.4 cm)
Edition of 50
Signed and numbered in pencil, lower margin
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Figures Allongées - Lithograph by Henry Moore - 1971
By Henry Moore
Located in Roma, IT
Figures allongées is an print by the British artist Henry Moore (Castleford, 1898 - Much Hadham, 1986).
This color lithograph on paper was edited by the French magazine XXe Siécle...
Category
1970s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Moonlit Seascape, 19th Century by HENRY MOORE (1831-1895)
By Henry Moore
Located in Blackwater, GB
Moonlit Seascape, 19th Century
by HENRY MOORE (1831-1895) to $45,000
19th Century nocturne of a coastal seascape, oil on canvas by Henry Moore. Excellent quality and condition ext...
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sculptural Objects, School Prints, Henry Moore
By Henry Moore
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on English cartridge paper. Edition: 3,000. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: Published...
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
