Twilight Landscape

1950

Henry Moore

Associated Names
Henry Moore

Artist, British, 1898 - 1986

Mourlot Fréres

Printer

This image depicts a collection of organic, fluid lines forming elongated figures within a landscape blending earthy tones with muted hues. The figures resemble stylized human forms draped in garments, some seated and others standing. The curves and contours create an impression of statues or ancient stone relics in a serene terrain, suggestive of natural erosion over time. The scene evokes a peaceful field where abstract figures symbolize the presence of people in contemplation or leisure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on vélin du Marais wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.43 × 24.13 cm (12 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1286

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cramer 1973-1976, no. 28

  • Series Title

    Prométhée

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

Bibliography

1973

  • Cramer, Gérald, Alistair Grant, and David Mitchinson. Henry Moore: Catalogue of Graphic Work 1. Geneva, Switzerland: Gérald Cramer, 1973, no. 28.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Trial Proof; lower right in graphite: Moore / 50

Wikidata ID

Q65508797

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