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Henry Moore's Sheep Sketchbook

Categorie	Algemeen Kunst
Boeknummer	#399138-XN26
Titel	Henry Moore's Sheep Sketchbook
Auteur	Moore, Henry & Kenneth Clark
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Thames & Hudson
Jaar van uitgave	1998
ISBN10	050028072X
ISBN13	9780500280720
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback met flappen, illustraties in kleur en z/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	In 1972, when the packing and crating for a major exhibition made it impossible for him to work in his sculpture studios, Henry Moore retreated to a small studio that looks out on a sheep meadow. Over the course of several months, as sheep were suckled and sheared, Moore produced this delightful flock of sketches and drawings. Sheep are as much a commonplace of the English countryside as hedgerows, but Moore looked at them afresh. Here are ewes nurturing their lambs, lambs playing in the meadow, and the swollen stateliness of sheep with full coats of wool. Many of the sketches evoke themes that are important in all Moore's work. The depiction of a ewe and lamb, for instance, suggests the mother-and-child theme often evoked in Moore's sculpture by a large form sheltering a smaller one. Henr... (Lees verder)y Moore presented the sketchbook to his daughter, Mary. In this facsimile edition, first created under Moore's personal supervision, Mary's little lambs will charm anyone who sees these tender, vigorous drawings.
Pagina's	112
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 9,00

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