Henry Moore

Henry Moore (1898 – 1986) was born in Castleford, England and is best-known for his sculpture. Moore also produced numerous drawings and graphic works on paper of the abstract human figure. Abstraction of organic shapes were his primary motif. His seated, standing, and reclining figures comprise an enduring vocabulary reflecting the universality of the human condition. Moore described the observation of nature as a part of an artist’s life that enlarges his form and knowledge and keeps him fresh from working only by formula. He remains one of the most important British artists and is certainly the most internationally celebrated sculptor of the twentieth century. Drawing on his studies of Classical, pre-Columbian and African art, Moore created original and truly modern sculptural forms. Abstraction of organic shapes were his primary motif. His seated, standing, and reclining figures comprise an enduring vocabulary reflecting the universality of the human condition.

"The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form [and] knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration." ~ Henry Moore

"In my opinion, everything, every shape, every bit of natural form, animals, people, pebbles, shells, anything you like are all things that can help you to make a sculpture." ~ Henry Moore as quoted in Five British Sculptors (Work and Talk) by Warren Forma, 1964.

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