Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Art Visionaries
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Bib. Number0023340
Art Visionaries
Author/EditorGETLEIN Mark and HOWARD Annabel
PublisherLaurence King Publishing Limited
Place PublishedLondon
Year2016
Date & Collation312pp.Illus.Further reading.Index.Picture credits.Acknowledgements.
LanguageEnglish
More InformationBook chronicling seventy five of the most influential artists from around the world, from the dawn of the 20th century to the present. 96-99 section on Moore with brief reference to pre-Columbian artists; British Museum; Truth to materials; shape-consciousness; pebbles; Brancusi; and holes. Moore quoted: A hole can itself have as much shape-meaning as a solid mass". Moore 'rhymed the human form with landscape so that monumental reclining figures were brought in harmony with undulating hills sea-smothered rocks and wind-carved cliffs. Illus of Moore working on Bird basket 1939 by Kurt Hutton for Picture Post 1945; UNESCO Reclining Figure 1957-8 Roman Travertine Museum (LH 416); Family 1935 Elm wood; Pink and Green Sleepers 1941 (HMF 1845); King and Queen 1952-53 bronze (LH 350)"