I realised what an advantage a two-piece composition has in relating figures to landscape. Once these two parts become separated you don’t expect it to be a naturalistic figure.
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18 - Two Piece Reclining Figure: Points
- LH 606
- Bronze Edition of 7 + 1
- Cast:
- Hermann Noack, Berlin
- Length:
- 365cm
- Signature:
- Stamped Moore, 0/7
- The Henry Moore Foundation:
- gift of the artist 1977
i think it's a very cool picture
Lucy, West Drayton- Two old blokes having a chat
- The surface has such beautiful qualities