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Woman with Book

Print
1976 (made)
Artist/Maker

Colour lithograph, signed 'Moore' in pencil, and with the note 'For/V&A'. The print depicts the seated figure of a woman with her hands clasped above an open book. The detail is in brown-black with shading in tones of yellow-brown and highlights in white.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleWoman with Book (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Five colour lithograph
Brief description
'Woman with Book.' Five 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 note 'For/V&A'. The print depicts the seated figure of a woman with her hands clasped above an open book. The detail is in brown-black with shading in tones of yellow-brown and highlights in white.
Dimensions
  • Image size height: 20.32cm
  • Image size width: 13.97cm
  • 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' (Noted in pencil)
  • 'Moore' (Signed by artist in pencil)
Credit line
Given by Artist
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
E.1092-1978

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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