Henry Moore (1898-1986)

Textile Design with Horse's Head

细节

Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Textile Design with Horse's Head
pencil, ballpoint pen, brush, black ink, watercolour and wax crayon, unframed
8 x 6in. (20.2 x 15.7cm.)

来源

Zika Ascher, by whom acquired from the artist in the 1940s

拍品专文

This is one of several textile designs executed by Henry Moore for Zika and Lida Ascher who were instrumental in reviving the British textile industry following the Second World War. They commissioned leading artists, including Matisse, Hepworth, Brard and Moore to design printed head squares.