A Head Study for titlepage of 'Prométhée'
Draughtsman: Moore, Henry Spencer
Page from a sketchbook.
From the Miss D.M. McQuaid Fund.
Height: 290 mm
Width: 236 mm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1960) by Moore, Henry Spencer
Production date: AD 1958
Recto: 'A Head', signed and date: "Moore / 58" Reprod. in colour W. Grohmann, 'The Art of Henry Moore', 1960, p. 9 (where wrongly dated 1950), p. 227; verso: A study for the title-page of 'Prométhée (Joh. Wolfgang von Goethe, 'Prométhée', Traduction par André Gide, Lithographies de Henry Moore, Paris, Henri Jonquières & P.A. Nicaise, 1950. Limited edition, 183 copies; 8 colour lithographs).
Support composed of paper
Watercolour
: Pen, ink, watercolour over chalk-pencil on paper
Pen and ink
Accession number: PD.14-1960
Primary reference Number: 12111
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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