Recumbent Figure: Henry Moore.

0006054 Ilissos (Elgin Marbles);Elgin Marbles;Holes;Stone; Recumbent Figure, 1938 green Hornton stone; Reclining Figure theme; Chacmool Recumbent Figure: Henry Moore. David Thompson Painting of the Month London Text on the Recumbent Figure, 1938 green Hornton stone in the Tate Gallery. Painting of the Month was issued quarterly by the B.B.C. to accompany a series of radio broadcasts, this work being the November supplementary feature. The short text records Moore's interest in the Reclining Figure theme, and that he is deeply versed in Classical and Primitive art. Two of the illustrations are of Chacmool and the Ilissos from the Parthenon, one of the Elgin marbles in the British Museum. The importance is mentioned of material, the stoniness of stone, holes, and nature. See also 0006047.