Mother and Child, 1983

Etching on paper, Edition of 65
52 x 44 cm
20 1/2 x 17 5/16 inches
57.3 x 48.5 cm (incl frame)
22 9/16 x 19 1/8 inches (incl frame)
Hand signed and numbered by the artist.
In 1946, Moore’s only child Mary was born, adding a new poignancy to his Mother and Child works, a subject that Moore explored throughout his career. These beautiful studies move away from the process-based and into the personal, allowing the viewer an image of Moore not as a world-renowned artist but as a proud new father, looking at his wife and newborn baby girl. Works such as this edition of ‘Mother and Child’ show a delicate, sensitive approach with soft black strokes on white providing a backdrop to a study of a small toddler hugged by her mother. Courtesy Dellasposa Gallery.