Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53

Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53
Artist	Henry Moore
Year	1952–1953
Catalogue	LH 336
Type	Bronze
Dimensions	(40 7/8 in × 66 5/8 in × 34 1/8 in)

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

• List of sculptures by Henry Moore
• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2

References

1. "Draped Reclining Figure, (sculpture)". SIRIS
2. "Draped Reclining Figure 1952-53 (LH 336)" Archived 18 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Henry Moore Works in Public
3. "Draped Reclining Figure". henry-moore.org. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022.
4. "Henry Moore Foundation, LH 336". Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
5. Smithsonian Archived May 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
6. "Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden – Artists Collected in Depth". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
7. "Henry Moore Foundation, LH 336 search". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
8. "Henry Moore Foundation, LH 705". Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.