Representative work by Henry Moore
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Henry Moore

1898–1986 · British

Henry Moore became one of the most influential British sculptors of the twentieth century through reclining figures, mother-and-child groups and increasingly abstract organic forms. His wartime shelter drawings and monumental public commissions broadened his international reputation.

Sculpture; drawing

Major Works

  • 1938Reclining Figure
  • 1938Recumbent Figure
  • 1950Helmet Head No. 1
  • 1952–53King and Queen
  • 1951Reclining Figure: Festival
  • 1966–69Large Two Forms
  • 1964–66Nuclear Energy
  • 1968–69Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae
  • 1962–65Knife Edge Two Piece
  • 1948–49Family Group

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