Henry Moore

Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA RBS (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English sculptor and artist. He was best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art.

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. Many interpreters liken the undulating form of his reclining figures to the landscape and hills of his birthplace, Yorkshire.

'Reclining Mother and Child' by Henry Moore (StreetView)
'Reclining Mother and Child' by Henry Moore

'Oval with Points' by Henry Moore (StreetView)
'Oval with Points' by Henry Moore
'Archer' by Henry Moore (StreetView)
'Archer' by Henry Moore

'Three-piece Sculpture: Vertebrae' by Henry Moore (StreetView)
'Three-piece Sculpture: Vertebrae' by Henry Moore

'Two Piece Reclining Figure No 3' by Henry Moore (StreetView)
'Two Piece Reclining Figure No 3' by Henry Moore

'Two-Piece Reclining Figure: Points' by Henry Moore (StreetView)
'Two-Piece Reclining Figure: Points' by Henry Moore
'Woman (Seated Torso, Parze)' by Henry Moore (StreetView)
'Woman (Seated Torso, Parze)' by Henry Moore

'Large Torso: Arch' by Henry Moore (StreetView)
'Large Torso: Arch' by Henry Moore
'Reclining Figure' by Henry Moore (StreetView)
'Reclining Figure' by Henry Moore

'Large Spindle Piece' by Henry Moore (StreetView)
'Large Spindle Piece' by Henry Moore

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