Henry Moore 1898-1986
Henry Moore was one of the greatest sculptors, draughtsmen and printmakers of the twentieth century.
He is best known for his carved marble and larger scale semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures. He was instrumental in introducing a particular form of modernism to the United Kingdom. His forms are usually abstractions of the human figure, typically depicting mother and child or reclining figures. Moore's works are usually suggestive of the female body, apart from a phase in the 1950s when he sculpted family groups. His forms are generally pierced or contain hollow spaces. The undulating form of his reclining figures can be likened to the landscape and hills of his birthplace, Yorkshire.He established the Henry Moore Foundation in 1977, which continues to support education and promotion of the arts today.
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Henry MooreStudies for SculptureBrush and blue-green ink on paper42 x 26 cms
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Henry MooreTwo reclining figures (2)Etching with aquatint30.2 x 22.5 cms
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Henry MooreTwo reclining figures (B)Watercolour30.2 x 22.5 cms
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Henry MooreTwo reclining figures (C)Etching with aquatint30.2 x 22.5 cms
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Henry MooreAnimal Head, 1951Bronze, from the edition of 821.5 H cms
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Henry MooreSculpture in Landscape, 1951Mixed media on paper57.5 x 39.5 cms
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Henry MooreMaquette for Three Piece Reclining Figure: Draped, 1975Bronze with brown patina13.5 x 25.5 x 15 cms
5 5/16 x 10 1/16 x 5 14/16 ins
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Special Charity Fundraiser for The Trussell Trust
7 - 30 Dec 2020The Trussell Trust supports a nationwide network of food banks to provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaigns for change to end the need for...Read more -
Special Fundraising Sale for the National Health Service
29 Mar - 29 May 2020Unfortunately, NHS Hospital staff, on the front line in the treatment of patients with Covid-19, are still working without the proper PPE (personal protective equipment), and there remains a shortage...Read more -
Beyond the Human Clay
5 May - 18 Jun 2011In 1976 the great figurative painter and polemicist R.B. Kitaj organized a group exhibition for the Arts Council of Great Britain entitled The Human Clay. To mark the 35th anniversary...Read more -
Mundane Monumental
The Everyday in Modern British Sculpture 10 Feb - 5 Mar 2011Highlights include: A major wall piece by The Boyle Family, Study for the Fire Series with Blackened Sandstone (1989). This work is at once the most elaborate, meticulous and monumental...Read more -
A Century of Drawing
Important modern British works on paper from the Camden Town School to Bridget Riley 2 Jul - 29 Aug 2003Read more -
Henry Moore and the Geometry of Fear
Robert Adams, Kenneth Armitage, Reg Butler, Lynn Chadwick, Geoffrey Clarke, Bernard Meadows, Henry Moore, Eduardo Paolozzi and William Turnbull 11 Nov 2002 - 1 Jan 2003Exactly fifty years ago this year the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale presented a major exhibition entitled New Aspects of British Sculpture. Outside the pavilion the visitor was greeted...Read more -
Twentieth Century British Paintings and Drawings
1 Aug - 27 Sep 2002Read more
