Half figure
(1933)
Medium
stone
Measurements
55.9 × 33.4 × 24.7 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1948
© Henry Moore/DACS, London. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Henry Moore was fascinated by direct carving, the art of carving stone directly without a model or template, and this sculpture epitomises his vision during the early 1930s. Carved from Ancaster stone, a local material found in the East Midlands of England, the work’s weight and texture reinforce the monumentality of the figure. Characteristic of Moore’s style, the form is simplified, and he has discarded the notion of the individual by generalising the facial features. Moore’s reductionist aesthetic is here partly inspired by archaic Greek and Oceanic sculptures that he studied in the British Museum.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Accession Number
683-D4
Department
International Sculpture
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