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Henry Moore frequently used the wax resist process in his drawings, which involved sketching the forms in wax crayon and coating the drawing with a wash of gray watercolor. He then went in with black ink, gray and black crayons and white watercolor. Find a selection of Henry Moore artwork from top art dealers around the world on 1stDibs.
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Poetry, from: Poetry La Poésie - British Art Title Page
By Henry Moore
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph is hand signed by the artist in pencil with his initials "H.M" at the lower right margins.
The work was printed as part of the portfolio "La Poesie" that inc...
Category
1970s More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Thin-lipped Armourer I: W. H. Auden poetry with Henry Moore, Yorkshire landscape
By Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
This darkly-shaded portrait of two figures is one of a series of 18 lithographs drawn by the artist for the Auden Poems/Moore Lithographs 1974 book and portfolio. This work is from a...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Studies for Head and Shoulders Sculpture - Ideas Sculpture Study British Art
By Henry Moore
Located in London, GB
This original etching is hand signed by the artist in pencil "Moore” in the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in Roman numerals, in the lower left margin. This impression ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
SCULPTURAL OBJECTS
By Henry Moore
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on paper. Signed and dated '49' in the plate (printed) by Henry Moore. Frame size approx 26 x 37 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Sheep in Landscape (C. 558)
By Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
Sheep in Landscape (C. 558), 1974
Lithograph in colors, on wove paper
18 1/8 x 20 1/4 in. (46 x 51.4 cm)
Edition of 50
Signed and numbered in pencil, lower margin
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Figures Allongées - Lithograph by Henry Moore - 1971
By Henry Moore
Located in Roma, IT
Figures allongées is an print by the British artist Henry Moore (Castleford, 1898 - Much Hadham, 1986).
This color lithograph on paper was edited by the French magazine XXe Siécle...
Category
1970s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
