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Woman with Dove

Print
1976 (made)
Artist/Maker

Colour lithograph, signed 'Moore' in pencil, and with the inscription 'For/V&A'. The print depicts the nude figure of a woman, seated with raised arms, holding a dove. She is positioned in a dark, oblong form; her legs, her hands holding the dove, and the top of her head all extend beyond this, and are outlined in grey. Her body, outlined in brown-black, forms the centre of the image and is contained within the oblong, with areas highlighted in pale translucent yellow.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleWoman with Dove (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Six colour lithograph
Brief description
'Woman with Dove.' Six colour lithograph by Henry Spencer Moore (1898-1986), dated 1976. 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'. The print depicts the nude figure of a woman, seated with raised arms, holding a dove. She is positioned in a dark, oblong form; her legs, her hands holding the dove, and the top of her head all extend beyond this, and are outlined in grey. Her body, outlined in brown-black, forms the centre of the image and is contained within the oblong, with areas highlighted in pale translucent yellow.
Dimensions
  • Image size height: 27.94cm
  • Image size width: 20.95cm
  • Paper size height: 47.00cm
  • Paper size width: 35.56cm
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 Artist
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
E.1096-1978

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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