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Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist. He is best known for his semi- abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art.
- Early years. Henry Moore was born in Castleford, a small mining town in Yorkshire, England, in 1898. Moore knew he wanted to be a sculptor from an early age, but reluctantly trained as a teacher before joining the army during the First World War.
- Outbreak of war. In 1939 war broke out again. In 1940, Moore began drawing people sheltering in the London Underground during the Blitz. Moore’s ‘Shelter Drawings’ captured the popular imagination, recognised as a sensitive yet powerful response to the War.
- Public works. During the War, circumstances forced Moore to concentrate on drawing. However, in 1943 he was commissioned to carve a Madonna and Child for the Church of St. Matthew in Northampton.
- International reputation. By 1960 Moore was arguably at the height of his powers. In a decade characterised by social and cultural change, Moore was driven to create progressively abstract works inspired by nature, on an increasingly large scale.
Henry Moore was an English sculptor whose organically shaped, abstract, bronze and stone figures constitute the major 20th-century manifestation of the humanist tradition in sculpture. Much of his work is monumental, and he was particularly well-known for a series of reclining nudes.
Henry Moore was probably the quintessential British sculptor of the 20 th century. Non-Western art was crucial in shaping his early work, leading European modernists were later influences, and Moore united these inspirations was a deeply felt humanism.
- British
- July 30, 1898
- Castleford, Yorkshire, England
- August 31, 1986
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. He is renowned for his semi-abstract monumental bronzes, which can be seen all over the world.
Moore created over 1,100 sculptures over the course of his career, working in stone, wood, plaster, bronze, lead and fibreglass. His sculptures are collected and exhibited around the world. Follow the link below to see more of his sculptures in our extensive catalogue raisonné. View Moore’s sculptures.
Henry Moore is one of the most renowned British sculptors of the 20th century. Born in a small mining town in Yorkshire in 1898, he was inspired to become a sculptor at the age of 11 by a story about Michelangelo.
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