Three-Way Piece No. 1: Points

Artist Henry Spencer Moore (English, 1898 - 1986)

Date1964-1965; cast 1966

MediumBronze

DimensionsOverall: 78 × 82 × 93 inches (198.12 × 208.28 × 236.22 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object numberF99-33/16

Signedbottom lobe: "Moore 0/3"

Markingsstamp: "H.Noack Berlin"

Edition/State/Proofed. of 3 and 1 AP

On View

On view

Gallery Location

Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park

Collections

Modern Art

Terms

Gallery Label

Three-Way Piece No. 1: Points is named for the bulging forms that make up the mass of the sculpture and the three tapering points that support it. An abstract sculpture, it was inspired by the artist's abiding interest in stones and bones. Here, textural surfaces and colors alternate, ranging from smooth to deeply gouged, and from golden to rich brown.

Provenance

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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