Henry Moore

(b. 1898, Castleford, Yorkshire; d. 1986, Hertfordshire, England) 

Henry Moore was an English sculptor and draughtsman, known for his semi-abstract, monumental, bronze sculptures. Moore’s work references the human figure, often returning to the motifs of family groupings, such as mother-and-child, as well as reclining women. Influenced by primitive art, as well as other fellow modernists such as Brancusi and Epstein, his work escapes any classical definition.  Instead, Moore’s sculptures feature pierced, pinched and hollow shapes adding a sense of universality to his forms. Important exhibitions and retrospectives include the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Tate Gallery, London; Whitechapel Gallery, London; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh; Forte di Belvedere, Florence; the Serpentine Gallery, London; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield; Royal Academy of Arts; National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.; CaixaForum, Barcelona; and Tate Britain.