Henry Moore Sheep
20th Century English Modern Posters
Paper
1970s Realist Figurative Prints
Paper, Lithograph
People Also Browsed
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Paper
Vintage 1970s British Other Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century Greek Folk Art Ceramics
Ceramic
1990s Unknown Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Wool
1980s Conceptual Animal Prints
Etching, Screen
1980s Conceptual Animal Prints
Screen
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Offset, Pencil
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Wool, Pine
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Prints
Glass, Wood, Paper
20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Lithograph
20th Century Japanese Showa Prints
Paper
20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Lithograph
2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Vintage 1970s Club Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
Vintage 1960s American Modern Contemporary Art
Paper
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Other
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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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