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Henry Moore

Also known as Henry Spencer Moore, Henari Mure, Henri Mur, Henri Mor, Henry II Moore, Heng-li Mo-erh, Henry Moore II

English sculptor (1898–1986)

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Henry Moore was an English sculptor (1898–1986) who became one of the most important and influential artists of the 20th century, known for his distinctive abstract bronze and stone sculptures that often featured organic, reclining forms. His work helped shape modern sculpture and is displayed in major museums and public spaces around the world, making him a central figure in contemporary art history.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1898
Died: 1986
Works: 196

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1952-04-04
Active to: 2011-02-06

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Listeners: 834
Total plays: 3,155

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Quotes

“The Negroes.. ..their unique claim for admiration is their power to produce form completely in the round.. .Negro sculpture is completely in the round, fully-conceived air-surrounded form.”
“I prefer Mexican to Mayan sculpture. Mexican stone sculptures have largeness of scale & a grim, sublime, austerity, a real stoniness. They were the true sculptors in sympathy with their material & their sculpture has some of the character of mountains, of boulders, rocks & sea worn pebbles.”
“This is what the sculptor must do. He must strive continually to think of, and use, form in its full spatial completeness. He gets the solid shape, as it were, inside his head - he thinks of it, whatsoever its size, as if he were holding it completely enclosed in the hollow of his hand. He mentally visualizes a complete form..”
“The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation. The hole connects one side to the other, making it immediately more three-dimensional. A hole can itself have as much shape-meaning as a solid mass. Sculpture in air is possible, where the stone contains only the hole, which is the intended and considered form. The mystery of the hole – the mysterious fascination of caves in hill sides and cliffs.”
“Recently I have been working in the country, where, carving in the open air, I find sculpture more natural than in a London studio, but it needs bigger dimensions. A large piece of stone or wood placed almost anywhere at random in a field, orchard, or garden, immediately looks right and inspiring.”
“As far as my own experience is concerned, I sometimes begin a drawing with no preconceived problem to solve, with only the desire to use pencil on paper, and make lines, tones, and shapes with no conscious aim; bur as my mind takes in what is so produced, a point arrives where some idea becomes conscious and crystallizes, and then a control and ordering begin to take place.”

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.henry-moore.org
Image: Henry Moore 5 Allan Warren.jpg

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Commons gallery: Henry Moore
Commons category: Henry Moore
date of birth: 1898-07-30
date of death: 1986-08-31
Commons Creator page: Henry Moore
name in native language: Henry Moore
floruit: 1953-01-01
start of work period: 1925-01-01
end of work period: 1986-01-01
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Article

Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English visual artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. Moore also produced many drawings, including a series depicting Londoners sheltering from the Blitz during the Second World War, along with other 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.