Sketchy rendering of an elephant skull, seen from behind, sitting on a flat surface

Colophon for Elephant Skull

Artist Henry Moore (English, 1898 - 1986)

Date1970

MediumLetterpress

Dimensionssheet/object (closed): 19 7/8 in x 15 in

ClassificationPrint

Credit LineMary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, purchase funds provided in part by Katherine Olson

Object number2008.19.29

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Sketchy, linear drawing of a large skull shown from the front with hollow eyes

Elephant Skull, Plate I

Henry Moore

1969

Close-up view of interior of a skull showing bones and crevices in a sketchy, dense, linear style

Elephant Skull, Plate II

Henry Moore

1969

Sketchy drawing showing a close-up of a skull with horizontal, vertical, and circular lines all over

Elephant Skull, Plate III

Henry Moore

1969

Light circular form around a darker interior with cross-hatching and dense lines at the center

Elephant Skull, Plate IV

Henry Moore

1969

Loose, sketchy lines creating organic and geometric forms over the entire surface

Elephant Skull, Plate V

Henry Moore

1969

Horizontal drawing showing organic forms and deep, dense lines with positive and negative shapes

Elephant Skull, Plate VI

Henry Moore

1970

Side-view of a skull on a table drawn in a loose, sketchy style

Elephant Skull, Plate VII

Henry Moore

1969

Sketchy abstract print of organic forms that converge toward the center with a hole in middle

Elephant Skull, Plate VIII

Henry Moore

1969

Sketchy abstract print of undulating, organic forms and areas of dense lines

Elephant Skull, Plate IX

Henry Moore

1969

Sketchy, abstract vertically oriented print with undulating, organic forms and areas of dense lines

Elephant Skull, Plate X

Henry Moore

1970

Sketchy rendering of an elephant skull on flat surface, oriented toward the right side

Elephant Skull, Plate XI

Henry Moore

1969

Pair of images representing the same detail of elephant skull, more concretely rendered on left

Elephant Skull, Plate XII

Henry Moore

1969