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The Reclining Figure

Print
1978 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching on paper, title page for The Reclining Figure by Henry Moore. Signed in pencil 'Moore' and inscribed 'AP 5/15'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Reclining Figure (series title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Etching, title page from the set The Reclining Figure(8 plates with accompanying poem), by Henry Moore, printed in Paris and London, published 1978
Physical description
Etching on paper, title page for The Reclining Figure by Henry Moore. Signed in pencil 'Moore' and inscribed 'AP 5/15'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm (Note: Taken from departmental register.)
  • Width: 25.2cm (Note: Taken from departmental register.)
Credit line
Given by the Artist.
Object history
E.539 to 548-1981, and E.39a, 540a-1981.
Set of 8 plates with title page, printing and publication details and a dedicatory poem 'Sculptor and Stones', written for the artist's 80th birthday, by Stephen Spender, all in a paper folder. In a paper-bound solander case with title and artist's signature printed on the cover. Artist's proof.
Associations
Collection
Accession number
E.540-1981

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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