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Henry Moore — Reclining Mother and Child with Grey Background (C. 655)
Henry Moore

Reclining Mother and Child with Grey Background (C. 655)

Henry Moore's lithograph 'Reclining Mother and Child with Grey Background (C. 655)' uses black and grey tones on wove paper to explore the artist's signature theme of maternal and familial relationships. The composition demonstrates Moore's modernist approach to figuration through simplified, organic forms.

Medium
Lithograph in black and grey, on wove paper, the full sheet.
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Auction House · Phillips

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April 19, 2022

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Henry Moore, Reclining Mother and Child with Grey Background (C. 655)

Henry Moore's lithograph 'Reclining Mother and Child with Grey Background (C. 655)' uses black and grey tones on wove paper to explore the artist's signature theme of maternal and familial relationships. The composition demonstrates Moore's modernist approach to figuration through simplified, organic forms.

Medium
Lithograph in black and grey, on wove paper, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Mother and Child, Serene, Figure, Abstracted form, Post-War, Modernism, British, Lithograph, Grey

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