Two Piece Reclining Figure by Henry Moore, 1898-1986

Henry Moore, 1898-1986
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Two Piece Reclining Figure

Original etching in black ink. 1969. Signed and dated in pencil. Inscribed by Moore: 'For Jacques' - given by Moore to his printer Jacques Frélaut. Artist's Proof apart from the issued edition of 50 impressions. Printed at the studio of Frélaut and Lacourière, Paris 1969. Issued by Cramer Gallery, Geneva, 1971.
Ref: Cramer - Moore Graphic Work no 108.

Excellent rich impression printed with platetone. On pale cream wove Rives paper, with the Moore watermark. Absolutely excellent condition. Full margins. Sheet: 19 5/8 x 14 3/4ins. Plate: 12 x 9 3/8 ins (305 x 238mm)

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In his prints, as in his drawings, Moore was constantly seeking to use the two-dimensions of line and paper surface to evoke the three dimensions of sculpture. He saw the limitations of the medium not as a deterrent to the creation of sculptural form but as a discipline which enabled him as the artist, and us as the viewer, to understand the concept of space in a different way. Thus there is always a sense of changing viewpoint in his drawings and prints. Through the device of multiple studies he encourages us to see - and imagine - the facets and surfaces of the form that he has created but which are not directly presented to us. It is this sense of discovery, of moving around a sculpture, which makes his prints so interesting and so personal.

This etching, in a proof dedicated to his printer, is absolutely typical of the way that he treated this concept at the end of the 1960?s.