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Henry Moore — Ideas for Sculpture in Landscape (C. 104)
Henry Moore

Ideas for Sculpture in Landscape (C. 104)

This etching by Henry Moore exemplifies the artist's long-standing fascination with the relationship between sculptural form and natural landscape, a central theme throughout his career. Moore's biomorphic abstraction transforms the composition into a meditation on how three-dimensional shapes interact with spatial recession and topography. The work demonstrates his masterful command of the etching medium, using varied line weight and tonal density to suggest volume and movement across the Arches paper.

Medium
Etching, on Arches paper, with full margins.

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MODERNISM 1880-1960: Editions & Works on Paper

April 16, 2025

Lot 85

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Henry Moore, Ideas for Sculpture in Landscape (C. 104)

This etching by Henry Moore exemplifies the artist's long-standing fascination with the relationship between sculptural form and natural landscape, a central theme throughout his career. Moore's biomorphic abstraction transforms the composition into a meditation on how three-dimensional shapes interact with spatial recession and topography. The work demonstrates his masterful command of the etching medium, using varied line weight and tonal density to suggest volume and movement across the Arches paper.

Medium
Etching, on Arches paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Landscape Integration, 20th Century, Organic Shapes, Bronze Sculpture, British Artist, Surrealism-influenced, Drawing and design, Modernism, Abstract Forms, Monumental aesthetic

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