Standing Female Figure
1930
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1930
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Standing Female Figure is a 1930 by Henry Spencer Moore, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a drawing from 1930 by Henry Spencer Moore. It shows his wife, Irina, standing in his London studio. Around her are some of his early sculptures. A small statue below the mask was hit by a bomb in World War II. The mask on the right also shows his early interest in ancient art. Moore often worked in that studio in Hampstead. Check out more of Moore’s drawings next at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A standing female figure is depicted in the artist's Hampstead studio, surrounded by Moore's sculptures, including a later-destroyed piece on the left and *Mask* on the right, which reflects the influence of pre-Columbian art. A small statuette beneath *Mask* was later destroyed by a wartime bomb. The drawing was acquired directly from the artist in 1931.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Henry Spencer Moore filled sketchbooks with long, flowing lines and blocky volumes to plan his sculptures.
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