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Henry Moore: The 100 Most Famous Paintings, Documented

Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 492 værker af Henry Moore i vores katalog

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According to this ranking, Reclining Figure is the most famous painting by Henry Moore; the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, holds it. It is followed by Falling Warrior (1957) and Sculptural Objects (Cramer 47). This list draws on the 492 works by Henry Moore in the catalogue and records the 100 most famous, with date, holding museum and description for each entry.

1898 – 1986, Castleford Modernism Flest værker: Tate Britain

Henry Moore: top 10 entries of the list

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Reclining Figure af Henry Moore

Reclining Figure

Wood · Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

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…

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Falling Warrior (1957) af Henry Moore

Falling Warrior

1957 · Bronze · National Museums Liverpool, Liverpool

In the quiet halls of Tate Britain, there exists a moment of profound stillness captured in bronze—a masterpiece that breathes with the weight of history and the lightness of spirit. Henry Moore’s “Falling Warrior,” created between 1956 and 1957, is far more than a mere sculpture; it is a meditation on the very nature of existence. As one approaches this monumental work, the eye is immediately drawn to the fluid,…

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Sculptural Objects (Cramer 47) af Henry Moore

Sculptural Objects (Cramer 47)

Painting

In the vast landscape of twentieth-century modernism, few names resonate with as much tactile power and organic grace as Henry Moore. While the world often recognizes him through his monumental bronze figures that command public squares across the globe, his foray into the two-dimensional realm offers a uniquely intimate window into his creative psyche. Sculptural Objects (Cramer 47) stands as a breathtaking testament to this versatility, a painting that does…

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Sheep 1 af Henry Moore

Sheep 1

Oil

In the quiet, evocative lines of Sheep 1, we encounter a profound moment of connection between the viewer and the natural world. This striking black and white drawing by the legendary British master Henry Moore transcends simple animal portraiture to become an exploration of form, texture, and presence. The subject—a sheep with a thick, tactile wool coat—is rendered not merely as livestock, but as a sculptural entity. With its prominent…

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A Miner at Work (1942) af Henry Moore

A Miner at Work

1942 · Sculpture · Imperial War Museums, London

In the heavy, shadowed atmosphere of 1942, amidst the profound uncertainties of the Second World War, Henry Moore captured a moment of quiet, monumental strength in "A Miner at Work." This piece serves as much more than a mere depiction of industrial labor; it is a profound meditation on the human spirit under pressure. The artwork presents a solitary figure, a miner seated at the coal face, rendered through Moore’s…

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Figure in a Shelter (1983) af Henry Moore

Figure in a Shelter

1983 · Sculpture Bronze · Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth

Henry Moore (1898-1986), a titan of twentieth-century sculpture, remains an artist whose work continues to resonate with audiences worldwide. His unwavering fascination with the human form—particularly its reclining postures—coupled with his exploration of organic shapes derived from nature—like pebbles and seashells—established him as a pioneer of abstract expressionism while simultaneously grounding his art in palpable physicality.

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The Artist's Hand V (1979) af Henry Moore

The Artist's Hand V

1979 · Lithograph · Tate Britain, London

In the quiet intimacy of Henry Moore’s “The Artist's Hand V,” created in 1979, we are invited into a profound dialogue between the creator and his medium. This exquisite lithograph serves as more than a mere anatomical study; it is a soulful meditation on the very act of making. Through the outstretched gesture of Moore’s own hand, the artwork captures a moment of suspended animation, where the boundary between the…

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Reclining Figure. Points af Henry Moore

Reclining Figure. Points

Bronze

Udforskning af Organisk Abstraktion: Henry Moores “Reclining Figure. Points” Henry Moore’s ikoniske skulptur "Reclining Figure. Points" repræsenterer et højdepunkt inden for britisk kunst i det 20. århundrede og udtrykker principperne om organisk abstraktion samt fanger en tidløs refleksion over menneskelig form mod baggrunden af naturlige landskaber. Skulpturen blev skabt omkring år 1967-1968 og er et mesterværk af Moores unikke tilgang til skulptur – en bevidst afvigelse fra repræsentationsrealisme mod udforskning…

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Hands I (1973) af Henry Moore

Hands I

1973 · Lithograph · Tate Britain, London

Henry Moore's 'Hands I,' created in 1973, is more than just a lithograph depicting two hands clasped together; it’s a profound meditation on connection, vulnerability, and the enduring human need for touch. Born in Castleford, Yorkshire, in 1898, Henry Spencer Moore rose to international prominence as a sculptor, yet his exploration of form extended into printmaking with remarkable sensitivity. This particular work, rendered in stark black and white, captures an…

Henry Moore: list continued, 11 to 100

11Liggende figur; Åben pose af Henry MooreLiggende figur; Åben pose 12Madonna and Child af Henry MooreMadonna and Child 13Seated Figure I Line Drawing af Henry MooreSeated Figure I Line Drawing 14Two Piece Sculpture No. 7; Pipe af Henry MooreTwo Piece Sculpture No. 7; Pipe 15Animal Turned Head af Henry MooreAnimal Turned Head 16Pige siddende ved skrivebordet; og siddende figur af Henry MoorePige siddende ved skrivebordet; og siddende figur 17Elephant's Head af Henry MooreElephant's Head 18Catspaws off the Land (1885) af Henry MooreCatspaws off the Land1885 · Tate Britain 19Portrait of Isabel de Cistué y Nieto (Retrato de Dª Isabel de Cistué y Nieto) af Henry MoorePortrait of Isabel de Cistué y Nieto (Retrato de Dª Isabel de Cistué y Nieto)Zaragoza Museum 20Family Group af Henry MooreFamily GroupFinnish National Gallery 21Two Monumental Reclining Figures af Henry MooreTwo Monumental Reclining Figures 22Hand Relief No. 2 af Henry MooreHand Relief No. 2 23Two Reclining Figures In Yellow And Green af Henry MooreTwo Reclining Figures In Yellow And Green 24Setting Nets on the Coast of North Wales (1874) af Henry MooreSetting Nets on the Coast of North Wales1874 · National Maritime Museum 25Hove-to for a Pilot (1893) af Henry MooreHove-to for a Pilot1893 · National Maritime Museum 26Small Mother and Child af Henry MooreSmall Mother and Child 27Coalminers af Henry MooreCoalminers 28Reclining Figure 3 af Henry MooreReclining Figure 3 29Maquette for Standing Figure af Henry MooreMaquette for Standing Figure 30Four reclining figures 2 af Henry MooreFour reclining figures 2 31Standing Nudes af Henry MooreStanding Nudes 32Ideas for Sculpture 4 af Henry MooreIdeas for Sculpture 4 33Plate XIX, from Mother and Child af Henry MoorePlate XIX, from Mother and Child 34Mary doing Homework af Henry MooreMary doing Homework 35Girl seated at desk IX af Henry MooreGirl seated at desk IX 36Eight plaster heads af Henry MooreEight plaster heads 37Mother and Child af Henry MooreMother and Child 38Seated Figure af Henry MooreSeated Figure 39Woman Seated on Fireside Stool af Henry MooreWoman Seated on Fireside Stool 40Vultures af Henry MooreVultures 41Plate XVIII, from Mother and Child af Henry MoorePlate XVIII, from Mother and Child 42Falling Warrior af Henry MooreFalling Warrior 43Ideas for Sculpture; Three Reclining Figures af Henry MooreIdeas for Sculpture; Three Reclining Figures 44Plate XXVIII, from Mother and Child af Henry MoorePlate XXVIII, from Mother and Child 45Mother Playing With Child On Floor I af Henry MooreMother Playing With Child On Floor I 46Three motives af Henry MooreThree motives 47Warrior's Head af Henry MooreWarrior's Head 48Family Group 5 af Henry MooreFamily Group 5 49Two Bulb Forms af Henry MooreTwo Bulb Forms 50Girl Doing Homework af Henry MooreGirl Doing Homework 51Zebra af Henry MooreZebra 52Sculptures - Dark Interior af Henry MooreSculptures - Dark Interior 53Seated Figure 4 af Henry MooreSeated Figure 4 54Reclining Figure Piranesi Background III af Henry MooreReclining Figure Piranesi Background III 55Large Reclining Figure and Small Motifs af Henry MooreLarge Reclining Figure and Small Motifs 56Reclining Mother and Child IV af Henry MooreReclining Mother and Child IV 57Plate XI, from Mother and Child af Henry MoorePlate XI, from Mother and Child 58Figures in Street af Henry MooreFigures in Street 59Sleeping Figure af Henry MooreSleeping Figure 60Seated Figure; Thin Head af Henry MooreSeated Figure; Thin Head 61Mother and Child; Uncrossed Feet af Henry MooreMother and Child; Uncrossed Feet 62Head of Girl and reclining Figure af Henry MooreHead of Girl and reclining Figure 63Upright Motive. Maquette No. 3 af Henry MooreUpright Motive. Maquette No. 3 64Six Reclining Figures af Henry MooreSix Reclining Figures 65Maquette for Reclining Figure No. 2 af Henry MooreMaquette for Reclining Figure No. 2 66Maquette For Mother And Child; Hood af Henry MooreMaquette For Mother And Child; Hood 67Maquette for Mother and Child; Upright af Henry MooreMaquette for Mother and Child; Upright 68Two Piece Reclining Figure; Double Circle af Henry MooreTwo Piece Reclining Figure; Double Circle 69Rocking Chair No. 2 af Henry MooreRocking Chair No. 2 70West Wind af Henry MooreWest Wind 71Ideas for Sculpture in Settings af Henry MooreIdeas for Sculpture in Settings 72Seated Figures and Ideas for Sculpture 1 af Henry MooreSeated Figures and Ideas for Sculpture 1 73King and Queen af Henry MooreKing and Queen 74Sheep in Landscape af Henry MooreSheep in Landscape 75Maquette for Reclining Figure af Henry MooreMaquette for Reclining Figure 76Upright Motive; Maquette No. 8 af Henry MooreUpright Motive; Maquette No. 8 77Two seated Figures against a pillar af Henry MooreTwo seated Figures against a pillar 78Idea for sculpture af Henry MooreIdea for sculpture 79Reclining Figure; Umbilicus af Henry MooreReclining Figure; Umbilicus 80Rocking Chair No. 3 af Henry MooreRocking Chair No. 3 81Standing Figure No. 1 af Henry MooreStanding Figure No. 1 82Divided Head af Henry MooreDivided Head 83Head; Lines af Henry MooreHead; Lines 84Reclining Mother And Child; Shell Skirt af Henry MooreReclining Mother And Child; Shell Skirt 85Rocking Chairs af Henry MooreRocking Chairs 86Bonnet Figure af Henry MooreBonnet Figure 87Nude af Henry MooreNude 88Reclining Figure No. 4 af Henry MooreReclining Figure No. 4 89Three Female Figures (Cramer 16) af Henry MooreThree Female Figures (Cramer 16) 90Three Standing Figures af Henry MooreThree Standing Figures 91Two Torsos af Henry MooreTwo Torsos 92Madonna and Child 2 af Henry MooreMadonna and Child 2 93Two Seated Women and Child af Henry MooreTwo Seated Women and Child 94Helmet Head No. 3 af Henry MooreHelmet Head No. 3 95Draped Seated Figure against Curved Wall af Henry MooreDraped Seated Figure against Curved Wall 96Mother and Child 2 af Henry MooreMother and Child 2 97Reclining Nude af Henry MooreReclining Nude 98Woman Reading af Henry MooreWoman Reading 99Reclining Warrior af Henry MooreReclining Warrior 100Maquette for Mother and Child with Apple af Henry MooreMaquette for Mother and Child with Apple

Principal subjects in the work of Henry Moore

The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.

Henry Moore: holding museums

De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af Henry Moore Malerier fra denne liste
Tate Britain, LondonTate Britain London 3 The Artist's Hand V, Hands I, Catspaws off the Land
National Maritime Museum, LondonNational Maritime Museum London 2 Setting Nets on the Coast of North Wales, Hove-to for a Pilot
Detroit Institute of Arts, DetroitDetroit Institute of Arts Detroit 1 Reclining Figure
National Museums Liverpool, LiverpoolNational Museums Liverpool Liverpool 1 Falling Warrior
Imperial War Museums, LondonImperial War Museums London 1 A Miner at Work
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort WorthKimbell Art Museum Fort Worth 1 Figure in a Shelter
Zaragoza Museum, SaragossaZaragoza Museum Saragossa 1 Portrait of Isabel de Cistué y Nieto (Retrato de Dª Isabel de Cistué y Nieto)
Finnish National Gallery, HelsinkiFinnish National Gallery Helsinki 1 Family Group

Henry Moore by decade: the most famous painting of each

Værker per årti

Select a decade to display its principal painting.

Henry Moore: questions and documented answers

Which Henry Moore painting heads the list of most famous works?Display the answer

Reclining Figure, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit. The following entries are Falling Warrior (1957) and Sculptural Objects (Cramer 47).

Which works make up the top 10 of Henry Moore?Display the answer

Reclining Figure, Falling Warrior, Sculptural Objects (Cramer 47), Sheep 1, A Miner at Work, Sidende figur på kvadratiske trin, Figure in a Shelter, The Artist's Hand V, Reclining Figure. Points og Hands I. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.

How many works by Henry Moore are recorded?Display the answer

The catalogue records 492 works by Henry Moore, dated between 1942 and 1983.

In which collections are Henry Moore's most famous works held?Display the answer

Principally in Tate Britain (London), National Maritime Museum (London) og Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

When were the most famous works of Henry Moore painted?Display the answer

In 1970s: 2 of the 100 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including The Artist's Hand V.

Which dated works by Henry Moore are the earliest and the latest here?Display the answer

The earliest dated work listed here is A Miner at Work (1942); the latest is Figure in a Shelter (1983).

What subjects appear most in the work of Henry Moore?Display the answer

Scenes (22), Children (15) og Mothers (15), out of the 100 works listed on this page.

What materials did Henry Moore use most frequently?Display the answer

Bronze, in 3 of the 100 works listed on this page.

Which art movement does Henry Moore represent?Display the answer

Modernism, as documented by the works on this page.

Which works of Henry Moore are held by the Tate Britain?Display the answer

The Artist's Hand V, Hands I og Catspaws off the Land are among the 3 works on this page in the collection of the Tate Britain, London.

Henry Moore: life and work

Henry Moore: En Skulptørs Liv Formet af Former

Henry Spencer Moore, født i den Yorkshireanske mineby Castleford i 1898, blev en af det 20. århundredes mest betydningsfulde og internationalt anerkendte skulptører. Hans rejse fra ydmyge begyndelser til global berømmelse er et vidnesbyrd om hans urokkelige dedikation til kunstnerisk udforskning og hans dybe forbindelse til den menneskelige form og den naturlige verden. Henrys far, en autodidakt med en passion for læring, indlod ham i troen på magten af uddannelse, og ledte ham væk fra livet som minerarbejder mod formel skolegang. Selv som ung dreng demonstrerede Moore en iboende talent for at modellere ler og udskære træ, hvilket var et forvarsel om den vej, hans liv ville tage. Denne tidlige involvering med taktile materialer lagde grundlaget for en karriere defineret af tredimensionelle former. Hans oplevelser vokset op i det rolige landskab omkring Yorkshire havde en dyb indflydelse på hans æstetiske sansning, og gav hans arbejde en følelse af organisk flydende bevægelse, der afspejler landskabets oprindelige karakter.

Tidlige Indflydelser og Kunstnerisk Udvikling

Moores kunstneriske uddannelse begyndte på Castleford Secondary School, hvor hans lærer genkendte og plejede hans talent. Han fortsatte senere til Leeds School of Art og derefter Royal College of Art i London, hvor han dykkede ned i studiet af klassisk skulptur og moderne bevægelser som Kubisme. Men Moore var ikke blot en følger af trends; han syntetiserede disse indflydelser til noget unikt. Et vendepunkt kom under et besøg i Mexico i 1925, hvor han stødte på pre-columbianske skulpturer – især dem fra aztekernes civilisation. De kraftfulde og simple former i disse værker resonerede dybt med Moore, og befriede ham fra konventionelle repræsentationsrestriktioner. Han begyndte at udforske abstraktion mere fuldt ud, med fokus på den menneskelige figur som en inspirationskilde, men bevægede sig væk fra streng anatomisk nøjagtighed. Denne periode så udviklingen af hans signaturstil: halvt abstrakte skulpturer karakteriseret ved runde, organiske former og ofte med åbninger eller huler, der legede med lys og rum.

Den Liggende Figur og Moder og Barn

Gennem hele sin karriere dominerede to tilbagevendende motiver Moores oeuvre: den liggende figur og moder og barn. *Den liggende figur* i særdeleshed blev synonym med hans navn. Disse skulpturer er ikke blot billeder af den menneskelige krop i hvile; de er udforskninger af form, volumen og forholdet mellem figuren og dens omgivelser. Deres bølgende kurver fremkalder en følelse af tidløshed og ro, mens deres ofte fragmenterede eller huller antyder sårbarhed og modstandskraft. *Moderen og barnet* temaet, lige så fremtrædende i hans arbejde, taler om universelle temaer som kærlighed, beskyttelse og opfostring. Moores billeder af mødre og børn er fyldt med en dyb følelsesmæssig intensitet, der fanger det intime bånd mellem mor og barn. Disse skulpturer var ikke idealiserede repræsentationer, men ærlige portrætter af menneskelig forbindelse, ofte afspejler de bekymringerne og usikkerhederne i den tid, de blev skabt.

Tidevand og Offentlige Kommissioner

Første verdenskrig brød ud i 1914. I 1917 meldte Moore sig til tjeneste i Civil Service Rifles, og efter en kort periode af træning blev han sendt til fronten i Frankrig. Efter krigen genoptog Moore sin kunstneriske uddannelse på Leeds School of Art. I 1930'erne var Moore medlem af Unit One, en gruppe avantgarde kunstnere ledet af Paul Nash, og var tæt ven med Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson og kritikeren Herbert Read. Fra 1932 til 1939 underviste han på Chelsea School of Art. Han blev en vigtig kraft i det engelske surrealistiske bevægelse, selvom han ikke fuldt ud var forpligtet til dens doktriner. I 1940 blev Moore udnævnt som krigsartist og fik opdrag fra War Artists Advisory Committee til at lave tegninger af livet i underjordiske bunker. Fra 1940 til 1943 koncentrerede kunstneren næsten udelukkende om at tegne. Hans første retrospektive udstilling fandt sted på Temple Newsam, Leeds, i 1941. I 1943 modtog han en ordre fra Church of St. Matthew, Northampton, til at skulptere en Madonna og Barn; denne skulptur var den første i en vigtig række af familiegruppesculpter. Moore fik sin første store retrospektive udstilling i udlandet af Museum of Modern Art, New York, i 1946. I 1972 modtog han den tyske orden Pour le Mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste.

Et Arv af Form og Rum

Henry Moores indflydelse på det 20. århundredes kunst er uomtvistelig. Han banede vejen for efterfølgende generationer af skulptører, udfordrede konventionelle opfattelser af form og rum og demonstrerede kraften i abstraktion. Hans arbejde resonerer stadig med publikum i dag, inspirerer til undren og refleksion. I 1978 etablerede Moore Henry Moore Foundation, der sikrede at hans arv ville bestå gennem uddannelse og fremme af kunsten. Stiftelsen støtter kunstnere, forskere og institutioner over hele verden, der fremmer kreativitet og kunstnerisk innovation. Hans skulpturer står som varige monumenter over menneskelig opfindsomhed og et vidnesbyrd om kunstens transformative kraft.
  • Nøgletemaer: Menneskelig form, abstraktion, mor og barn, liggende figurer, landskab.
  • Vigtigste indflydelser: Klassisk skulptur, Kubisme, præ-columbiansk kunst, det Yorkshirenske landskab.
  • Bemærkelsesværdige værker: *Liggende figur: 1951*, *Familiegruppe*, *Shelter Tegninger*.

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