Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53 Explained
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| Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53 |
| Artist: | Henry Moore |
| Year: | 1952–1953 |
| Catalogue: | LH 336 |
| Wikidata: | Q5305835 |
| Type: | Bronze |
| Height Imperial: | 40 7/8 |
| Width Imperial: | 66 5/8 |
| Length Imperial: | 34 1/8 |
Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53 is a bronze sculpture by Henry Moore,[1] [2] catalogued as "LH 336".[3]
Casts
The sculpture was cast in an edition of four (or "3+1"; one being retained by the artist). The artist's copy was given to the Henry Moore Foundation and is on display in their sculpture garden around his old house at Perry Green, Hertfordshire.[4] Other copies in the edition are in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.,[5] [6] and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany.[7]
Origin
The work was a precursor to later draped figures. According to the artist's foundation, it "successfully added the contours of natural forms as well as a distinct hint of classicism to the repose of his figures, yet preserved that sense of immutability conveyed by the Mexican Chacmool figures that had so profoundly influenced the younger artist."[8]
See also
Notes and References
- http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!373132~!0#focus "Draped Reclining Figure, (sculpture)"
- http://www.henry-moore.org/works-in-public/world/united-states-of-america/washington-dc/hirshhorn-museum-and-sculpture-garden/draped-reclining-figure-1952-53-lh-336 "Draped Reclining Figure 1952-53 (LH 336)"
- Web site: henry-moore.org. Draped Reclining Figure. https://web.archive.org/web/20221216173610/https://catalogue.henry-moore.org/objects/18392/draped-reclining-figure . 16 December 2022.
- Web site: Henry Moore Foundation, LH 336 . 22 June 2012 . 17 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130717121813/http://www.henry-moore.org/pg/interactive-tours/virtual-perry-green/sculpture/2 . dead .
- http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/collection_object.asp?key=32&objectNumber=66.3634 Smithsonian
- Web site: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden – Artists Collected in Depth . 2011-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629171227/http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/in_depth.asp?key=33&subkey=102 . 2011-06-29 . dead .
- Web site: Henry Moore Foundation, LH 336 search . 2012-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092104/http://www.henry-moore.org/hmf/search/results?query=LH+336&x=19&y=11§ion= . 2016-03-04 . dead .
- Web site: Henry Moore Foundation, LH 705 . 12 April 2011 . 19 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819015126/http://www.henry-moore.org/works-in-public/world/uk/castleford/civic-centre/working-model-for-draped-reclining-figure-1976-79 . dead .
