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Mask (© The Henry Moore Foundation)
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© The Henry Moore Foundation

Mask

Artist: Henry Moore (1898 - 1986)

Location: Tate

Date: 1928

Materials: stone

Dimensions: 21 x 19 x 8 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £22,500 (Total: £90,000)

Vendor: Private collection (through Browse & Darby)

Review number: 3935 (1993)

Provenance:
Raymond Coxon; private collection.

Description:
Masks were a key feature of Moore's work between 1927 and 1919, he used stone in the earlier pieces, and concrete, marble and bronze later. This work is a perfect complement to Moore's Head, also in the Tate.

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