Harry N. Abrams
1972
ISBN: 081090330X
English
240 pages
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In the work of every great artist there is an area that his public . Seldom sees—the notes, jottings, and drawings that contain his finished creations in embryo. These preparatory works are of the utmost importance to the study of art history, since they are often the key to the evolution of a work of art, indicating how a particular artist's vision is translated from germinal idea to final form. In the case of Henry Moore, one of the great sculptors of our time, the discovery of more than 200 of his hitherto unpublished drawings is an exciting event not only for its historical significance but for the aesthetic joy the drawings evoke.
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