Two-Piece Reclining Figure No. 9
Artist
Henry Spencer Moore
(English, 1898 - 1986)
Date1968
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 56 3/8 × 96 × 52 inches (143.18 × 243.84 × 132.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation, acquired from the Patsy and Raymond Nasher Collection
Object numberF99-33/19
On View
On viewGallery Location
- Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park
Collections
Gallery LabelHenry Moore made a number of figural sculptures based on the combination of two separate components as in Two-Piece Reclining Figure No. 9. He believed that two-part compositions suggested new ways of relating the figure to the landscape: "Once these two parts become separated, you don't expect it to be a naturalistic figure; therefore, you can more justifiably make it like a landscape or a rock. If it is in two pieces, there's a bigger surprise, you have more unexpected views." Two-Piece Reclining Figure No. 9 offers the unexpected juxtaposition of undulating, swelling forms in contrast to planar surfaces.
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