My sculpture is becoming less representational, less an outward visual copy, and so what some people would call more abstract; but only because I bel… - Henry Moore

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My sculpture is becoming less representational, less an outward visual copy, and so what some people would call more abstract; but only because I believe in that in this way I can present the human psychological content of my work with the greatest directness and intensity.

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About Henry Moore

Henry Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist and sculptor, best known for his monumental bronzes, which combined abstract art and Surrealism, as Moore frequently declared himself. He is famous for his many large sculptures, located worldwide as public works of art.

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Alternative Names: Henry Spencer Moore Henari Mure Henri Mur Henri Mor Henry II Moore Heng-li Mo-erh Henry Moore II
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When I was offered the site near the House of Lords.. .I liked the place so much that I didn't bother to go and see an alternative site in Hyde Park — one lonely sculpture can be lost in a large park. The House of Lords site is quite different. It is next to a path where people walk and it has a few seats where they can sit and contemplate it.

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