Figures in an Underground Shelter

1941

Henry Moore

Associated Names
Henry Moore

Artist, British, 1898 - 1986

The image displays fluid, curving lines and rounded shapes that suggest seated figures. Some figures have elongated bodies and stylized heads. Vertical lines cascade downward overhead, adding texture to the composition. Amid the abstract forms, viewers may see figures in a gathering or congregation.
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Artwork overview

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

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