Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
The evolution of Henry Moore's sculpture, 2.
0008544 Religious belief;Reclining Figure theme;Sculpture; Madonna and Child, 1943-1944 Hornton stone; Family Groups; Three Standing Figures, 1947-1948 Darley Dale stone The evolution of Henry Moore's sculpture, 2. A.D.B Sylvester Burlington Magazine London Continuation of the chronological analysis from the interrupton of sculptural activity in 1940 to the Northampton Madonna and Child, 1943-1944 Hornton stone, and Moore's attitude to religion. A fifth phase is identified as being more naturalistic than the concave-ridden" works of the pre-war period. The derivation of the Reclining Figures Family Groups and Three Standing Figures 1947-1948 Darley Dale stone are traced through earlier phases of Moore's work onto a possibly evolving sixth period. In conclusion the latent and aesthetic content of the sculpture is discussed briefly."