Mother And Child XXIX art00173994 a whole day

a whole day

His compositions convey both serenity and tension

bands of deep sea blue and frothy wave white stretch across to meet strands of golden sand dappled with greenery – hints at life thriving on the edge where land meets sea

delicately intertwining with shades of grey to suggest depth and texture

Size:58 x 59 in

Mother And Child XXIX art00173994 a whole dayHenry Moore (1898 1986) Mother and Child XXIX, from Mother and Child, 1983 Etching, aquatint and drypoint on Arches wove paper Signed, inscribed PL XXIX, and numbered from the edition of 65 in pencil Printed by James Collyer and John Crossley Published by Raymond Spencer Company Ltd for The Henry Moore Foundation, Much Hadham Image: 8 x 10 in. (21. 3 x 27. 3cm) Sheet: 17 x 20 in. (43. 8 x 51. 4cm)