Reclining FigureHenry MooreNone

  • MaleteknikWood
  • MaterialetypeSculpture
  • KunstretningModernism
  • KunstperiodeModern
  • MuseumDetroit Kunstmuseum

Form and Materiality

This elmwood carving presents an abstracted human form through sinuous lines and organic voids. The sculpture utilizes the wide grain of the wood to emphasize its undulating limbs and torso. Holes are integrated into the composition, allowing light and space to penetrate the solid mass. These openings create a relationship between the internal volume and the surrounding environment.

Compositional Elements

The figure features a looped head and shoulders, with a body that flows into sinuous limbs. The structure relies on a balance of rounded shapes and hollowed spaces. In this specific work, the physical presence of the wood provides a sense of weight, while the pierced sections suggest a lightness. The carving process transforms the dense elmwood into a series of interconnected curves and recesses.

Henry Moore (1898 – 1986)

Henry Moore (1898-1986) var en dansk billedhugger kendt for sine abstrakte, rolige former – især liggende figurer og symboliserende mor og barn. Hans værker revolutionerede moderne skulpturkunst.

Detroit Kunstmuseum (Detroit, USA)

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Om dette kunstværk

  • Titel: Reclining Figure
  • Kunstner: Henry Moore
  • Format: Panoramic
  • Ophavsretlig status: Ophavsretligt beskyttet
  • Hvor det kan ses: Detroit Kunstmuseum
  • Bevægelse: Modernism
  • Periode: Modern
  • Kreativ periode: Mature Period
  • Farvepalette: Earthy
  • Nøgleord: 20th century sculpture, henry moore sculpture, sculpture for living room

Kort om værket

  • Location: Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
  • Medium: Wood
  • Title: Reclining Figure

Spørgsmål & svar

Hvilken følelse formidler "Reclining Figure" af Henry Moore?

"Reclining Figure" er forbundet med en Reflective følelse. Den emotionelle tone beskriver det indtryk, værket efterlader.

Hvad er lysstyrken i "Reclining Figure" af Henry Moore?

"Reclining Figure" af Henry Moore har en luminans på Soft Shadow. Luminans beskriver, hvor meget lys farverne ser ud til at reflektere.

Er "Reclining Figure" af Henry Moore i det offentlige domæne, og hvorfor?

Ophavsretsstatus for "Reclining Figure" - stadig beskyttet af ophavsret - følger af kunstnerens død i 1986.

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