Figures in an Underground Shelter
1941
Artist, British, 1898 - 1986
Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and brush and black ink, colored chalks, and watercolor on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Ruth B. Benedict, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
overall: 34 x 56.2 cm (13 3/8 x 22 1/8 in.)
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Accession
1987.78.1
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Catalogue Raisonné
Garrould 2001, Vol. 41., no. 66
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by Sir Kenneth Clark, 1941; (Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., London); William S. and Ruth B. Benedict, Washington, DC, late 1960s; gift to NGA, 1987.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1978
Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, p. 127.
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 354-355, color repro.
1994
A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1994: no. 78 (exhibition brochure).
2001
A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 73.
Bibliography
2001
A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 73.
Garrould, Ann. Henry Moore, Volume 3, Complete Drawings 1940-49. London: Henry Moore Foundation in Association with Lund Humphries, 2001.
Inscriptions
lower right in pen and black ink: Moore / 41
Wikidata ID
Q64573920