Henry Moore 1898-1986

Overview
Henry Moore

Henry Moore is one of the most significant British artists of the twentieth century. He was born on 30 July 1898 in Castleford, Yorkshire, the son of a miner and the seventh of eight children. He was injured in World War One, as a soldier, in 1917 by a gas attack during the Battle of Cambrai. In 1919, thanks to an ex-serviceman's grant, Moore became a student at the Leeds School of Art. He went on to attend the Royal College of Art in London in 1921. Moore later taught at the College and met Irina Radetsky, whom he married in 1929.

Numerous commissions and exhibitions in the 1930s enabled Moore's reputation as a leading avant-garde artist to grow, but in 1939 war broke out again. Moore was recruited as an official war artist and produced his now famous drawings of people sheltering in the London Underground during the Blitz.  

 

Landscape was important to Moore and his work is often associated with nature. The human body is another recurring motif in the artist's work and in Perry Green the analogies between the body and landscape could be readily explored. 

 

International success characterised Moore's career from the 1950s onward. In 1977 he established the Henry Moore Foundation to encourage wider enjoyment and opportunities in the arts.

In August 1986 Henry Moore died in Perry Green.

 

Works
  • Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1978
    Henry Moore
    Reclining Figure, 1978
    etching
    19 x 25cm (plate)
    24.6 x 35.6cm (sheet)
    unsigned
  • Henry Moore, Reclining Nude, 1977-78
    Henry Moore
    Reclining Nude, 1977-78
    etching and wash
    14.5 x 20.1cm (plate) 23 x 30.2cm (paper)
    rare trial proof
    unsigned
  • Henry Moore, Reclining Nude, 1977-78
    Henry Moore
    Reclining Nude, 1977-78
    etching
    14.5 x 20.1cm (plate) 23 x 30.2cm (paper)
    rare trial proof
    unsigned
  • Henry Moore, Seated Figure and Ideas for Sculpture, 1973-4
    Henry Moore
    Seated Figure and Ideas for Sculpture, 1973-4
    lithograph
    26.7 x 24.4cm
    signed
  • Henry Moore, Stonehenge III, Against the Sky, 1973
    Henry Moore
    Stonehenge III, Against the Sky, 1973
    lithogragh, edition: Artist's Proof
    signed
    Public Collections: Henry Moore Foundation; Tate Galleries; Met Museum, New York
    Image: 32 x 45.4cm
    Paper: 45.8 x 58cm
  • Henry Moore, Stonehenge IX, Head of a Giant, 1973
    Henry Moore
    Stonehenge IX, Head of a Giant, 1973
    lithograph
    41.2 x 29cm (plate) 57.7 x 46cm (paper)
    edition 23 of 60
    signed
  • Henry Moore, Stonehenge V, Hacked Stone, 1973
    Henry Moore
    Stonehenge V, Hacked Stone, 1973
    lithograph
    29.3 x 45.5cm (plate) 57.7 x 46cm (paper)
    edition 23 of 60
    signed
  • Henry Moore, Stonehenge V, Hacked Stone, 1973
    Henry Moore
    Stonehenge V, Hacked Stone, 1973
    lithograph
    29.3 x 45.5cm (plate) 57.7 x 46cm (paper)
    edition 23 of 60
    signed
  • Henry Moore, Stonehenge V, Hacked Stone, 1973
    Henry Moore
    Stonehenge V, Hacked Stone, 1973
    lithograph, edition of 25
    signed
    Public Collections: The Met Museum, New York; Tate Galleries; Henry Moore Foundation
    29.3 x 45.5cm (plate) 57.7 x 46cm (paper)
    edition 23 of 60
  • Henry Moore, Stonehenge XI, 1973
    Henry Moore
    Stonehenge XI, 1973
    lithograph
    edition of 60
    45 x 28.5cm
    signed
  • Henry Moore, Three Reclining Figures, 1971
    Henry Moore
    Three Reclining Figures, 1971
    lithograph on paper
    19.9 x 19.2cm
    edition of 5000
    unsigned
  • Henry Moore, Standing Figures 66, 1966
    Henry Moore
    Standing Figures 66, 1966
    lithograph
    23.5 x 20.3cm
    signed in the plate
  • Henry Moore, Two Upright Motives, 1966
    Henry Moore
    Two Upright Motives, 1966
    lithograph
    16.6 x 14.1cm 38 x 30.8cm
    edition 53 of 65
    signed
  • Henry Moore, Log Pile I
    Henry Moore
    Log Pile I
    etching and drypoint
    19.9 x 19.2cm (plate) 42.2 x 36.2cm (paper)
    edition 9 of 50
    signed
  • Henry Moore, Log Pile I
    Henry Moore
    Log Pile I
    etching and drypoint
    edition of 50
    signed
    Public Collections: Henry Moore Foundation; Tate Galleries
    19.9 x 19.2cm (plate) 42.2 x 36.2cm (paper)
    edition 9 of 50
    signed
  • Henry Moore, Reclining Figure 5
    Henry Moore
    Reclining Figure 5
    etching, edition 6 of 75
    22.9 x 30.5cm (plate)
    44.5 x 51.5cm (paper)
    signed
  • Henry Moore, Stonehenge II, Sarsens and Lintel
    Henry Moore
    Stonehenge II, Sarsens and Lintel
    lithograph
    28.8 x 45.3cm (plate) 45.8 x 58cm (paper)
    edition 23 of 60
    signed
Exhibitions