Standing Figures
Henry Moore OM, CH, FBA (Castleford 1898 - Much Hadham 1986)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1940
Materials
Pastel on paper
Measurements
282 x 382 mm
Order this imageCollection
2 Willow Road, London
NT 112455
Summary
Pastel and pen on paper, Standing Figures, by Henry Moore OM, CH, FBA (Castleford 1898 - Much Hadham 1986). Depicts six anthropomorphic figures, rendered in white and grey, on a grey background with red patches.
Provenance
Acquired in 1942 from Henry Moore by Ernö Goldfinger from the Aid to Russia exhibition held at 2 Willow Road. Owned by Ernö Goldfinger and Ursula Ruth Blackwell, also known as Mrs Ernö Goldfinger. Purchased by the National Trust in 1994 with support from charitable foundations and private donors.
Credit line
2 Willow Road, The Ernö Goldfinger Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
To the reverse.: "drawing for ^wood sculpture (1940) / Standing figures" To reverse.: Two adhesive paper labels each printed in black type wirtten script with details of the painting, for exhbition and loan purposes.
Makers and roles
Henry Moore OM, CH, FBA (Castleford 1898 - Much Hadham 1986), artist