HENRY MOORE "FOUR STANDING WOMEN" 21/75 1974

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Description:

• Artist: Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986)
• Title: Four Standing Women
• Date: 1974
• Medium: Lithography in 3 colours (black, dark-grey, white)
• Edition: 21/75
• Signed: Moore (LR)
  
• Printer: J.E. Wolfensberger, Zurich
• Publisher: Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
  Date published: 1975
• Image: 9 x 15.75 in (23 x 40 cm)
• Paper: 18 x 22 in (45.7 x 55.6 cm)
• Unframed
• Condition: Very Good
  
• Literature: Henry Moore: Catalogue of Graphic Work, Volume 2, 1973-1975; by Gérald CRAMER, Alistair GRANT, David MITCHINSON.

The Artist:   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. In 1921, he won a scholarship to study sculpture at the Royal Academy of Art in London and would later become an instructor at the school.

Living in London, Moore regularly visited the collections of the British Museum. His early sculptures drew inspiration from African and Oceanic work, as well as Pre-Columbian art he discovered there. Trips to Paris and Italy in 1923 and 1926 also shaped his style and approach to form.

While Moore was inspired by nature throughout his career, his primary focus was the human figure. From naturalistic depictions of a mother and child to abstract visions of singular reclining figures, he returned to the human form repeatedly. As his practice evolved, he also began to explore new materials, working in terracotta, lead, plaster and bronze.

In 1977, the artist and his family established The Henry Moore Foundation to encourage public appreciation of the visual arts. A year later, he made a substantial donation of artworks from his personal collection to the Tate Gallery in London. Moore continued to create sculptures and drawings right up until his death in August 1986.

The Story: From a private collector in Toronto.

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