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Henry Moore
Sculpture Motives

1970

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A drawing by Henry Moore. "Sculpture Motives" is a semi-abstract, figurative drawing, ink, watercolor, and wax crayon on paper in beige, white, and black platte by British modern artist Henry Moore. The artwork is signed in the lower right, "Moore 70" and signed on the mount, "For George Lewinski. from H.M.". Henry Moore was an English sculptor and artist. He was best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. His forms are usually abstractions of the human figure, typically depicting mother-and-child or reclining figures. Moore's works are usually suggestive of the female body, apart from a phase in the 1950s when he sculpted family groups. His forms are generally pierced or contain hollow spaces. Many interpreters liken the undulating form of his reclining figures to the landscape and hills of his birthplace, Yorkshire. Provenance: A gift from the artist to George Lewinski Anonymous sale: Sotheby's New York, 7 October 1987, lot 183 Anonymous sale: De Vuyst, Lokeren, 8 October 2005, lot 584 Private Collection Sale: Christie’s London Modern British & Irish Art, 8 April 2019, Lot 99 Private Collection, California Heather James Fine Art, California Literature: A. Garrould (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Drawings 1950-76, Vol. 4, London, 1986, p. 222, no. AG70-71.56, HMF 3294, illustrated.
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