4 June 2022
Henry Moore Sharing Form At Hauser & Wirth Somerset – James Payne
In the autumn of 1921, Henry Moore, a student from the Royal College of Art, visited Stonehenge. It would have a profound effect on him.
Tracey Emin Asks Number 10 To Remove Gifted Artwork From Display – Clare Lilley Appointed New YSP Director – Rare Henry Moore Sculpture Discovered
Tracey Emin Asks Number 10 To Remove Gifted Artwork From Display – Clare Lilley Appointed New YSP Director – Rare Henry Moore Sculpture Discovered
3 June 2020
7 February 2020
Brandt And Moore: A Shared British Vision – Hepworth Wakefield – Sara Faith
A new exhibition at the Hepworth Wakefield features two very British artists with crossover interests. The photographer Bill Brandt (1904-1983) and sculptor Henry Moore (1898-1986) first crossed paths during the Second World War when they both created images of civilians sheltering in the London Underground during the Blitz.
4 July 2019
Twelve Exhibitions To See Outside London Summer 2019
Summer has finally arrived in the UK so if you’re planning on heading out of London, Artlyst has put together a list of twelve exhibitions to see around the UK. Don’t miss the Keith Haring extravaganza at Tate Liverpool; major sculpture exhibitions at Yorkshire Sculpture Park including David Smith and Damien Hirst as part of Yorkshire Sculpture International; seaside photography at Turner Contemporary and painting shows galore from early 20th century masters such as Vuillard to contemporary giants Bridget Riley and Paula Rego and historical exhibitions such as Last Supper in Pompeii at the Ashmolean.
1 May 2019
Henry Moore At Houghton Hall An Exemplary Pairing
A trip to the magnificent Palladian house Houghton Hall in Norfolk is always a much look forwarded to pleasure. The current exhibition is a major show of works by Henry Moore, in collaboration with the Henry Moore Foundation.
4 March 2019
2 December 2017
Becoming Henry Moore: The Birth Of Immutable Stone – By Paul Black
Once lauded as the greatest British artist of the 20th century, Moore has – in recent years – been usurped by the great sadomasochistic gambler of old, Francis Bacon
Henry Moore Masterpiece Old Flo Reinstated By Tower Hamlets Mayor
A bronze sculpture by Henry Moore that was the subject of an ownership battle when corrupt former mayor Lutfer Rahman attempted to sell it for millions at auction, has been reinstated in East London.
28 May 2017
Mark Dean Projects Stations of the Cross Videos On Henry Moore Altar
Over the Easter period, St Stephen Walbrook, was involved in Stations 2017, a two-part artwork based on the Stations of the Cross and the Stations of the Resurrection.
13 April 2017
Henry Moore Foundation At Forty Reveals Artist Still Relevant Force
My first introduction to Henry Moore took place in Toronto which houses the most important collection of the artist’s work.
2 July 2016
Henry Moore: £24.7m Auction Record For Important Festival Of Britain Masterpiece
Henry Moore’s ground-breaking 1951 modernist sculpture Reclining Figure: Festival (£24.7m) led Christie’s 250th anniversary auction Defining British Art on 30 June, the sale achieved £99,479,500/$133,203,051 — which included the highest price ever achieved for a work by Moore. Described as ‘one of the great masterpieces of Moore’s œuvre’ by Cyanna Chutkow, Christie’s Deputy Chairman of Impressionist & Modern Art, the work was one […]
8 June 2016
Henry Moore 1951 Festival of Britain Bronze Hits Auction Block
A rare Henry Moore 1951 modernist bronze sculpture ‘Reclining Figure’ created for the Festival of Britain, will lead the sculpture section of Christie’s 250th anniversary auction, Defining British Art, in London on 30 June (estimate: £15-20 million). It will be offered alongside further large-scale major British sculptures by Dame Barbara Hepworth, Sea Form (Atlantic), 1964 (estimate: £3-5 million) and Lynn Chadwick, Back to Venice, 1988, which […]
14 November 2015
Henry Moore: Unknown Drawing Offered At Bonhams Modern British Art Sale
In 1952, the world famous artist Henry Moore was invited to provide a design as part of a Christmas fundraising project for a new charity. The artist’s contribution, Madonna and Child, was used on mail labels during the festive period to raise awareness for the National Fund for Research into Poliomyelitis & Other Crippling Diseases […]
High Court Rules Henry Moore’s ‘Old Flo’ Belongs To East London Council
The new Mayor of Tower Hamlets has scrapped his disgraced predecessor’s decision to sell Henry Moore’s ‘Old Flo’. The public sculpture’s real title being Draped Seated Woman (1957-58) which is in fact the property of Tower Hamlets Council, the High Court in London ruled on 8 July, ending a long-running legal battle with Bromley Council […]
Henry Moore’s Daughter Attacks Damien Hirst As A Major Setback To British Art
According to the daughter of Henry Moore – the artist who transformed the nature of British sculpture forever – Damien Hirst has set back art by 100 years. Mary Moore said her father had challenged the narrative and how art was formally-presented, which had dated back to the Victorian era. “What he did was come […]
Henry Moore’s Maquette Studio To Be Recreated For London Exhibition
Henry Moore’s famous maquette studio will be recreated in a special exhibition curated by the Director of The Henry Moore Foundation, Richard Calvocoressi at Gagosian Gallery in Davies Street, London. Henry Moore: Wunderkammer – Origin of Forms, will run from 9 February – 2 April 2015. Henry Moore is best known for his large-scale sculptures that […]
Yorkshire Sculpture Park To Mount Major New Henry Moore Exhibition In 2015
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is to show a fresh perspective of the work of the British sculptor Henry Moore in 2015. This major new exhibition will display more than 120 works considering the artist’s profound relationship with land, something which was fundamental to his practice and fuelled his visual vocabulary. Born into a mining family […]
29 April 2014
Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall To Auction Henry Moore Bronze
A rare bronze “Maquette by Henry Moore from the collection of the legendary Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall is being offered at Bonham’s New York. The work titled “Curved Mother and Child,” was gifted to the actresse’s son Stephen Bogart, who has consigned the lot. The small bronze carries a pre-sale auction estimate of $150,000-200,000. Lauren […]
25 September 2013
Francis Bacon And Henry Moore Sadomasochistic Gambler Vs Immortal Bones
Happily married establishment figure and Royal College of Art tutor, versus a self-taught sadomasochistic gambler with a fondness for alcohol and the sleek underbelly of Soho. It is difficult not to see this exhibition as a competition of interests and the interesting; the very personalities of both artists are very evident – one only needs […]
Four Hundred Years of British Art: Explored At American University Gallery
The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery’s collections of British Art is explored in a new exhibition which constitutes the important impact that the UK has had on global art trends. This comprehensive survey will be the first of its kind in over two decades to draw on the nearly 300 British objects held by the […]
Restoration To Begin On Henry Moore Sculpture Near Parliament
Henry Moore’s Old Flo made headlines earlier this winter with council legal disputes, but this week another Moore sculpture is in the news under different circumstances. ‘Knife Edge Two Piece’ stands opposite the House of Lords and will undergo significant restoration in the coming months. Two years ago it was decided that upkeep on Moore’s […]
Henry Moore Old Flo Sculpture Ownership Disputed By Bromley Council
In light of discussions with the Art Fund, the ownership of Henry Moore’s Draped Seated Woman is now in dispute. Significant new evidence of ownership of the sculpture has let to a challenge by Bromley council. Last October, Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman announced his decision to sell the sculpture after ‘unprecedented’ budget cuts. Despite […]
Henry Moore And Auguste Rodin Go Head To Head In New Exhibition
The Henry Moore Foundation is presenting a major new exhibition titled Moore Rodin, which compares the work of Moore with one of the pioneers of modern sculpture Auguste Rodin. This will be the first time that another artist has been shown alongside Henry Moore in the Gallery and 70 acres of gardens at Perry Green […]
New Exhibition Exploring Modernism And The Culture Of 1913
1913 was an extraordinary year in the histories of modern European art, seeing artists explore increasingly experimental ways of representing the complex life of the modern world. This year produced thinking that would resonate its way through the future. 1913 saw Guillaume Apollinaire’s Cubist Painters, the start of the publishing life of Marcel Proust’s Remembrance […]
Royal College Of Art Celebrates 175 Years With Major New Exhibition
Back in 1837, the Government School of Design opened its doors in Somerset House on the Strand in London as the world’s first, publicly funded design school. 175 years later and now known as the Royal College of Art, it is the world’s oldest art and design university in continuous operation. Its first students comprised […]
Tower Hamlets Henry Moore Sold To Pay Front-line Services
Tower Hamlets Council are to sell off an important Henry Moore sculpture in order to pay for front-line services. it was decided that it could no longer keep the sculpture safe from scrap metal thieves, on council property. Draped Seated Woman was valued at at least £17m earlier this year. The council said the rising […]
1 June 2012
Henry Moore Goes Monumental At Gagosian
Late, Large Forms Still Impress A Generation On – REVIEW Gagosian Gallery presents large bronze works by the late British sculptor Henry Moore, completed in the 1960s and 70s. For the first time, Gagosian opens all of its wall partitions in order to give breathing room to these impressive works. Stepping off the heated pavement […]