A dark stone sculpture on a light brown stone base.
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The sculpture shows a smooth stone triangular form. The longest side of the triangle is the top edge. At either end of the longest side is a small round bump with an indentation in the center. A hole is cut through the center. The shape is set on a base of brown stone.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.40.18
People
Henry Moore, British (Castleford, W. Yorks, U.K. 1898 - 1986 Much Hadham, Herts, U.K.)
Title
Sculpture
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Woman
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
1934
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/96420

Location

Location
Level 1, Room 1310, Modern and Contemporary Art, Surrealism
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ironstone on stone base
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
7.5 x 14 x 8.3 cm (2 15/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mary Gershinowitz, by bequest; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Mary Gershinowitz
Copyright
© Henry Moore Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.40.18
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1948, Percy Lund, Humphries & Company, LTD (London, 1957), pp. 9-11, fig. 145, ill.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1310 Surrealism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/18/2019 - 01/01/2050

Verification Level

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