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Henry Moore

Henry Moore. Sculptor. Henry Moore. Henry Moore (1895-1986). British sculptor known for primitive-looking figure forms Influenced by ancient Mayan-Toltec altar statues “ Reclining Figure ” MAQUETTE – a small ‘ sketch-like ’ model for a larger sculpture. Henry Moore.

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Henry Moore

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  1. Henry Moore Sculptor

  2. Henry Moore Henry Moore (1895-1986) British sculptor known for primitive-looking figure forms Influenced by ancient Mayan-Toltec altar statues “Reclining Figure” MAQUETTE – a small ‘sketch-like’ model for a larger sculpture

  3. Henry Moore Chac-Mool– a Pre-Columbian, MesoAmerican (ancient Mexican) stone altar

  4. Henry Moore

  5. Henry Moore,Reclining Figure, 1929.

  6. Henry Moore “It was the art of ancient Mexico that spoke to me most . . . I admit clearly and frankly that early Mexican art formed my views of carving as much as anything I could do.” Henry Moore, 1947

  7. Henry Moore,Reclining Figure, 1935-36. Elmwood.

  8. Henry Moore,Reclining Figure, 1938. Bronze.(dedicated in Singapore in 1983)

  9. Maquettescreatedby Henry Moore Photos taken by M. Curless

  10. From the Art Gallery of Ontario

  11. From the Art Gallery of Ontario

  12. From the Art Gallery of Ontario

  13. From the Art Gallery of Ontario

  14. Henry Moore in Berlin

  15. Henry Moore Sculpture Examples Two Piece Mirror Knife Edge, 1976-77

  16. Three Points, 1939-40

  17. Three Standing Figures, 1953

  18. Four Piece Reclining Figures

  19. Animal Head, 1951

  20. Atom Piece, 1964

  21. Bird, 1959

  22. Double Oval, 1966

  23. Draped Reclining Mother and Baby, 1983

  24. Figure, 1931

  25. Goslar Warrior, 1973-74

  26. Head of a Serpent, 1927

  27. Helmet Head and Shoulders, 1952

  28. Helmet Head No. 1, 1950

  29. Hill Arches, 1973

  30. Large Spindle Piece, 1974

  31. Locking Piece Two, 1963-64

  32. Locking Piece, 1963-64

  33. Moon Head, 1964

  34. Mother and Child, 1983

  35. Mother and Child Egg Form, 1977

  36. The Arch, 1962-63

  37. Helmet Heads • More thought that the head was the most expressive part of the human being. • Helmet head is a perfect example of Henry Moore’s unique concept of enclosed space. • His heads were not portraits but symbols. • Moore also opened up his forms so the enclosed space became a vital part of the sculpture.

  38. Preliminary Drawings Two Standing Figures, 1963

  39. Four Forms Drawing for a Sculpture, 1938

  40. Seventeen Reclining Figures Studies, 1963-69

  41. Artists Hands, 1974

  42. Artists Hands Holding Bone, 1981

  43. “Drawing from life enlarges the vocabulary”

  44. Tube Shelter Drawings During WWII, Moore did a series of sketches. These shelter drawings captured English heroism during the war; they became very popular. Tube Shelterers, 1941. Chalk, pen, watercolor

  45. Family Group Drawing, 1944

  46. Figures in Settings and Sculptural Ideas, 1949

  47. Ideas for Carvings, 1980

  48. Reclining Figure, 1976

  49. Studies for Sculptures, 1967

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