Henry Moore Sheep
20th Century English Modern Posters
Paper
1970s Realist Figurative Prints
Paper, Lithograph
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1960s Pop Art Sculptures
Nylon
1970s Op Art Abstract Sculptures
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2010s Figurative Sculptures
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1990s Pop Art Animal Prints
Lithograph, Screen, Paper
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin, Lithograph
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Lithograph, Stencil
1990s Belgian Modern Posters
Paper
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Posters
Paper
1950s Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
Vintage 1960s Mexican Posters
Paper
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Lithograph
Vintage 1960s American Posters
Paper
Antique Mid-19th Century French Buffets
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Screen
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Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA 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 prints and graphic works on paper.
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 Yorkshire birthplace.
Moore became well known through his carved marble and larger-scale abstract cast bronze sculptures, and was instrumental in introducing a particular form of modernism to the United Kingdom. His ability in later life to fulfil large-scale commissions made him exceptionally wealthy. Despite this, he lived frugally; most of the money he earned went toward endowing the Henry Moore Foundation, which continues to support education and promotion of the arts.
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