Art Funded
The Helmet
© reproduced by permission of The Henry Moore Foundation
Henry Moore (1898 - 1986)
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
1939 - 1940
This work was one of the last works executed by Moore before he stopped doing sculpture in 1940 when his Hampstead studio was damaged by bombs and metal was becoming increasingly difficult to obtain.
- Medium: lead
- Dimensions: 32 cm
- Art Fund Grant: £25000 ( Total: £300,000; Tax Remission)
- ArtFunded in: 1992
- Vendor: Mayor Gallery
Provenance
Sir Roland Penrose; Antony Penrose.
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