Oil paint on canvas
Tate Collection
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Chantrey Bequest
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/henry-moore-383" aria-label="More by Henry Moore" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Henry Moore</a>
Catspaws off Land
Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1885
boat, fishing
cliff
coast
England, Southern
places
sea
seascapes and coasts
society
transport: water
UK countries and regions
<p>Yachting was becoming very popular in the late nineteenth century and Moore had several friends with yachts, from which he used to paint the sea. The catspaws of the title are the gentle breezes which move the fishing boats along. The location is unidentified, but may be Devon or Cornwall.</p><p><em>Gallery label, May 2007</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
11 December 2006 – 2 December 2007
2007-12-02
1 December 2006 – 2 December 2007
2007-12-02
2006-12-01
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
15 March 2008 – 7 June 2008
2008-06-07
2008-03-15
Penlee House Gallery & Museum (Penzance, UK)
2006-12-11
James Clarke Hook and Painters of the Sea
Collection based display
15 March 2008 – 7 June 2008
2008-06-07
15 March 2008 – 7 June 2008
2008-06-07
2008-03-15
Penlee House Gallery & Museum (Penzance, UK)
2008-03-15
Sea and Coasts
Loan-out
Catspaws off the Land
frame: 1250 × 1706 × 105 mm
support: 915 × 1374 mm
Presented by the Trustees of the <a href="/search?gid=999999977" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Chantrey Bequest</a> 1885
<p>Yachting was becoming very popular in the late nineteenth century and Moore had several friends with yachts, from which he used to paint the sea. The catspaws of the title are the gentle breezes which move the fishing boats along. The location is unidentified, but may be Devon or Cornwall.</p>

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boat, fishing cliff coast England, Southern places sea seascapes and coasts society transport: water UK countries and regions