Henry Spencer Moore (1898-1986) was one of the most important British artists of the twentieth century and arguably the most internationally celebrated sculptor of the period. Monumental, abstract, and figural, his cast bronzes imply human and animal form through smoothly twisting organic curves and rectilinear joints. Moore launched his career through his exploration of the then-contemporary movement of Primitive Art, bringing the influence of non-Western art forms into a Modernist practice. Born on July 30, 1898 in Castleford, England, he graduated from the Leeds College of Art in 1919, where he met and befriended fellow sculptor Barbara Hepworth. Moore traveled extensively throughout Europe, making contact with members of the avant-garde, such as Georges Braque and Alberto Giacometti, and dabbled in Surrealism and religious iconography in his work. After World War II, Moore's legacy was already considered canonical, and the artist was the subject of widespread interest and acclaim, notably including a major 1946 retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in New York and winning the International Sculpture Prize at the 1948 Venice Biennale. Following his death on August 31, 1986 in Hadham, England, Moore's work has continued to influence generations of sculptors.
Soft ground etching and dry point, 1973, signed, dated and numbered 58/73 in pencil. Printed by Lecouriere Frelant, Paris, published by the Mark Rothko Memorial Trust. 150mm x 153mm. Oak framed 35cm by 40cm
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Original lithographic poster.
Designed and printed for an exhibition at the Curwen Gallery of Henry Moore's recent prints in 1983.
Printed at the Curwen Studio and bears the blind stamp of Curwen Chilford. 79cm x 57cm