Henry Moore
Reclining Figure Piranesi Background I

Reclining Figure Piranesi Background I

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Reclining Figure Piranesi Background I
Reclining Figure Piranesi Background I
ArtistBritish, 1898–1986
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Reclining Figure Piranesi Background I
Date1979
Made inEngland
MediumEtching and drypoint, edition 41/50
DimensionsPlate: 6 1/4 × 11 in. (15.9 × 27.9 cm)
Sheet: 14 13/16 × 21 1/8 in. (37.6 × 53.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sue Rowan Pittman
Object number91.1872
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[Ann Kendall Richards, Inc., New York]; purchased by Sue Rowan Pittman, Houston, September 17, 1981-1991; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition History"Space vs. Shape: Works on Paper by Sculptors," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 19 June - 7 October, 2012.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below plate in pencil: 41/50
bottom right below plate in pencil: Moore

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