Seated Figures, 1949
Lithograph
Proof for unpublished edition.
This exceptionally rare trial proof was Moore's earliest experiment in lithography. When he agreed to make a print for Brenda Rawnsley's 'School Print' project, the printers sent the artist two plates to draw on. A very small number of trial proofs of the two resulting images (CGM 6 and 8) were printed by Cowells and no edition was made. The subjects in this print are typical of Moore's work at the time, exploring the seated figure, the family group and the mother and child theme. The texts adjacent to the images (in reverse) are Moore's notes on the technical aspects of this new medium
Ref: CGM 008
45.5 x 27.0 cm (18 x 10¾ inches)

Provenance:
William Weston purchased print from a member of staff at WS Cowell Ltd, where the trial proofs had been printed.

Notes:
This exceptionally rare trial proof was Moore's earliest experiment in lithography. When he agreed to make a print for Brenda Rawnsley's 'School Print' project, the printers sent the artist two plates to draw on. A very small number of trial proofs of the two resulting images (CGM 6 and 8) were printed by Cowells and no edition was made. The subjects in this print are typical of Moore's work at the time, exploring the seated figure, the family group and the mother and child theme. The texts adjacent to the images (in reverse) are Moore's notes on the technical aspects of this new medium