Reclining Connected Forms
Artist
Henry Spencer Moore
(English, 1898 - 1986)
Date1969
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 36 × 88 1/4 × 52 inches (91.44 × 224.16 × 132.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object numberF99-33/17
Signedleft near top of base: "Moore 6/9"
Edition/State/Proofed. of 9
On View
On viewGallery Location
- Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park
Collections
Gallery LabelAlthough abstract, this sculpture is an example of one of Henry Moore's basic themes, that of mother and child. The configuration of the sculpture suggests a maternal figure containing a childlike form within her protective embrace.
George Ablah (1929-2014), Wichita, KS, by 1986 [1];
Purchased from Ablah by the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 1986-1999 [2];
The Hall Family Foundation’s gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1999.
NOTES:
[1] George Ablah was a real estate developer, philanthropist and art collector.
[2] This object was on loan from the Hall Family Foundation to the Nelson-Atkins from 1986.
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