Description: Henry Moore's Shelter-Sketch-Book Originally created between 1940-42. The drawings for the sketchbook were made as studies for Moore's large shelter drawings, which had been commissioned by the War Artists Committee. Moore made notes during the nights he spent in different London Underground stations during the war, then used by locals as shelters and underground dormitories during air raids, and he then made sketches from notes and experiences when he was back home. "I never made any sketches in the Underground. It just wasn't possible. It would have been like making sketches in the hold of a slave ship. One couldn't be as disinterested as that. Londoners had decided for themselves that the Underground was the safest place to be, and nothing was organised. … Instead of drawing, I would wander casually past a group of people half a dozen times or so, pretending to be unaware of them. Sometimes I climbed the staircase so that I could write down a note on the back of an envelope without being seen. A note like 'two people sleeping under one blanket' would be enough of a reminder to enable me to make a sketch next day.' Under Moore's supervision, collotype prints were made from his sketchbooks. A collotype is a printing process which can produce wonderfully accurate prints from an image - the glass or aluminium plate is coated with a gelatin solution which is exposed to a photographic negative. The gelatin is hardened in exposed areas and is then soaked in glycerin, which is absorbed most in the non-hardened areas. When exposed to high humidity, these areas absorb moisture and repel the greasy ink. The hardened areas accept the ink and thus a print can be taken from the plate. This remarkable portfolio of collotypes, made in 1967 and issued in limited edition of 180, is compiled of 80 prints from Moore's sketches, of which 60 are for sale. These are from no 131 of 180 of these portfolios which is signed and numbered on the frontice page (photo shown and photocopy included with the print) - the individual prints are unsigned.
Price: 75 GBP
Location: Halifax
End Time: 2025-01-27T11:57:24.000Z
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Item Specifics
Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Henry Moore
Image Orientation: Portrait
Size: Medium
Signed: No
Title: Sleepy Head (my title)
Material: Paper
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Unframed
Region of Origin: Great Britain
Subject: England, Family, London, London Underground, World War II (1939-1945), Sculptor, War Artist, Sleeping figures underground during London Blitz
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1967
COA Issued By: Comes with Photocopy of signed Ed no folio page (see photo)
Item Height: 18cm
Theme: People
Style: Impressionism
Features: Limited Edition
Production Technique: collotype
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Item Width: 16cm
Culture: british
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
