Henry Moore's artwork

Sculptures

Moore created over 1100 sculptures over the course of his career, working in stone, wood, plaster, bronze, lead and fibreglass. His sculptures are collected and exhibited around the world.

Moore’s sculptural ideas, cast works, carvings and unique works are detailed in our extensive online catalogue. Follow the links below to see more of his work.

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Drawings

Drawing was central to Moore’s artistic life and he drew prolifically from his school days up to the end of his life.

There are around 8,900 drawings by Moore recorded by the Foundation, many made from life, from sculptures, and from nature and natural forms.

The catalogue raisonné, available at the link below, contains details of Moore’s drawings.

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Sketchbooks

From the 1920s, Moore used sketchbooks to make studies of sculptures and animals and to record ideas for his own sculptures, drawings and textile designs. Many of these were later disbanded.

A number of Moore’s notebooks and sketchbooks have been reproduced digitally by the Foundation.

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Graphics

During his career, Moore was asked to produce graphic designs for deluxe books and portfolios. He often started with one of his drawings and made prints, etchings, lithographs and collographs.

Moore’s graphics and portfolios are detailed in the catalogue raisonné.

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Tapestries

Moore’s interest in working across media and in different scales saw a number of his drawings adapted into large tapestries.

These included a series of 23 tapestries produced between 1976 and 1986 with the Tapestry Studio at West Dean College in Sussex.

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Textiles

Moore made numerous designs for textiles, some went into production to become scarves, wall hangings and furnishing fabrics.

These designs in various colourways, can be seen by following the link below.

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