Henry Moore, O.M., C.H.

The artist
Mary Moore

London, Waddington Galleries, British Art From 1930, 27 February - 23 March 1991, cat. no.22, illustrated in the catalogue p.43.

Henry Moore and Kenneth Clark, Henry Moore's Sheep Sketchbook, Thames and Hudson, London, 1980;
Ann Garrould (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Drawings, Volume 4, 1950-76, The Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries, 2003, cat. no.AG 72.40, HMF 3356, p.240, illustrated p.241.

The work is on wove paper which has not been laid down. The sheet undulates very slightly across the surface. There are some tiny marks along the left edge which show where the sheet was removed from the sketchbook. The sheet is slightly dirty, particularly along the right edge. Held under glass in a composition, rectilinear frame. The verso of the sheet is visible because it is protected by a sheet of glass Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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This is page 40 from Sheep Sketchbook, dedicated to the artist's daughter 'For Mary from Dad 7th March 1972'.

For a related work see Gerald Cramer, Alistair Grant and David Mitchinson, Henry Moore: Catalogue of Graphic Work, Geneva, no.229.