Janson's History of Art - The Western Tradition

0023304 Abstraction; Surrealism; Masson, André; Miró, Joan; Calder, Alexander; Hepworth, Barbara; Recumbent Figure, 1938 green Hornton stone Janson's History of Art - The Western Tradition Laurence King Publishing Ltd. London Art history text book. Re-issued eighth edition. 1000 passing reference to Moore in Part IV The Modern World in section Organic Sculpture of the 1930s. 'The abstraction of such Surrealists as Masson and Miró inspired many artists to search for universal truths residing beneath the surface of things.... To reveal these higher truths and realities, a number of artists, including Alexander Calder in Paris and Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth in England, turned to working with abstract organic forms.' 1002 one page Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth in England focusing on Moore's work in the 1930s. Illus of Recumbent Figure 1938 green Horton stone (LH 191)