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Our friends help us to continue henry moore s legacy and support sculpture both in our own venues and further afield. Take a look at the slideshow below to explore the sculpture more closely from. You may be able to make out knees breasts and a head but the forms have been simplified and the figure looks abstract.
The sculpture is of a woman lying down. Henry moore created this sculpture recumbent figure in 1938. Working in various styles and mediums moore is perhaps best known for his highly abstract and interpretive renditions of the human figure often portrayed in the reclining position.
Often regarded as the father of modern british sculpture henry moore s large scale bronze and marble sculptures can be found in public parks and plazas around the world. He is best known for his semi abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. Henry spencer moore 30 july 1898 31 august 1986 was an english artist.
Born in into a yorkshire coal mining family on 30 july 1898 moore started training as a schoolteacher until he was called to serve in world war i and. Henry moore was a major british sculptor whose organically shaped semiabstract and often monumental bronze and stone figures made him one of the most important sculptors of the 20the century. The first sculptor we discussed in this series was the enigmatic louise nevelson this week we discuss henry moore one of the most significant sculptors of the 20 th century whose sculptures combined influences from early non western art with local traditions.
Boundary breaking sculptors are those who in his or her own way pushed the medium of sculpture forwards into new unique territories. He is best known for his semi abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art as well as sculpture moore produced many drawings including a series depicting londoners sheltering from the blitz during the second world war along with other graphic works on paper. Henry spencer moore om ch fba 30 july 1898 31 august 1986 was an english artist.
Moore was born in a.
Sculptures henry moore. Henry spencer moore om ch fba 30 july 1898 31 august 1986 was an english artist. He is best known for his semi abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art as well as sculpture moore produced many drawings including a series depicting londoners sheltering from the blitz during the second world war along with other graphic works on paper. Summary of henry moore. Henry moore was the most important british sculptor of the 20 th century and the most popular and internationally celebrated sculptor of the post war period.
Non western art was crucial in shaping his early work he would say that his visits to the ethnographic collections of the british museum were more important than his academic study. Henry moore english sculptor whose organically shaped abstract bronze and stone figures constitute the major 20th century manifestation of the humanist tradition in sculpture. Much of his work is monumental and he was particularly well known for a series of reclining nudes.
Much of his work is monumental and he was particularly well known for a series of reclining nudes. Henry moore english sculptor whose organically shaped abstract bronze and stone figures constitute the major 20th century manifestation of the humanist tradition in sculpture. Non western art was crucial in shaping his early work he would say that his visits to the ethnographic collections of the british museum were more important than his academic study.
Henry moore was the most important british sculptor of the 20 th century and the most popular and internationally celebrated sculptor of the post war period. Summary of henry moore. He is best known for his semi abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art as well as sculpture moore produced many drawings including a series depicting londoners sheltering from the blitz during the second world war along with other graphic works on paper.
Henry spencer moore om ch fba 30 july 1898 31 august 1986 was an english artist.
