Reclining figure with stormy sky

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Colour lithograph, signed 'Moore' in pencil, and with the inscription 'For/V&A'. A female nude is depicted reclining against a boulder-like form, with her arms raised above her head. The sky is represented in strips of translucent grey-violet, interspersed with light grey and white areas.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Reclining figure with stormy sky (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Lithography Lithography
Brief description	'Reclining Figure with Stormy Sky.' Seven colour lithograph by Henry Spencer Moore (1898-1986), dated 1975. Part of a set of nine lithographs, forming the 'Henry Moore: 80th Anniversary Portfolio', published by Orde Levinson, 1978.
Physical description	Colour lithograph, signed 'Moore' in pencil, and with the inscription 'For/V&A'. A female nude is depicted reclining against a boulder-like form, with her arms raised above her head. The sky is represented in strips of translucent grey-violet, interspersed with light grey and white areas.
Dimensions	Image size height: 15.87cm Image size width: 24.13cm Paper size height: 38.10cm Paper size width: 47.00cm Dimensions taken from: Henry Moore: 80th Anniversary Portfolio London: Orde Levinson, 1978.
Marks and inscriptions	'For/V&A' (Inscribed in pencil) 'Moore' (Signed by artist in pencil)
Credit line	Given by the Artist
Subjects depicted	Women Nudes Figures (Representations) Storms Weather Boulder Rock
Associated objects	E.1092-1978 (Set) E.1093-1978 (Set) E.1094-1978 (Set) E.1095-1978 (Set) E.1096-1978 (Set) E.1097-1978 (Set) E.1098-1978 (Set) E.1099-1978 (Set) E.1100-1978 (Set)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1100-1978

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O552736/reclining-figure-with-stormy-sky-print-moore-henry-spencer/

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