Henry Moore (1898-1986) Family Group

Henry Moore (1898-1986)

Family Group, 1946

a screen-printed rayon headsquare manufactured by Ascher Ltd, circa 1946, printed in colours on a grey ground, framed

unsigned

84.5cm square

Provenance

Paul Carroll Modern Art & Design, 2003.

The Jim Glennie Collection.

Literature

Geoffrey Rayner Artists' Textiles in Britain 1945-1970, Antique Collector's Club, page 26 for an example illustrated. this design was exhibited at Britain Can Make It held at The Victoria & Albert Museum in 1946. The scarf had an applied makers and designers label attached, the grey ground version is believed to be a trial version for the final version printed on a black ground.