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{{Short description|Sculpture series by Henry Moore}}
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| caption = At Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
| title = Draped Reclining Figure
| title = Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53
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| artist = [[Henry Moore]]
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| year = 1952–1953
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| catalogue = LH 336
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| artist = Henry Moore
| year = 1956
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'''''Draped Reclining Figure''''' is a bronze sculpture by [[Henry Moore]].<ref>[http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!373132~!0#focus "Draped Reclining Figure, (sculpture)"]. ''SIRIS''</ref><ref>[http://www.henry-moore.org/works-in-public/world/united-states-of-america/washington-dc/hirshhorn-museum-and-sculpture-garden/draped-reclining-figure-1952-53-lh-336 "Draped Reclining Figure 1952-53 (LH 336)"], ''Henry Moore Works in Public''</ref>
'''''Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53''''' is a bronze sculpture by [[Henry Moore]],<ref>[http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!373132~!0#focus "Draped Reclining Figure, (sculpture)"]. ''SIRIS''</ref><ref>[http://www.henry-moore.org/works-in-public/world/united-states-of-america/washington-dc/hirshhorn-museum-and-sculpture-garden/draped-reclining-figure-1952-53-lh-336 "Draped Reclining Figure 1952-53 (LH 336)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818234008/http://www.henry-moore.org/works-in-public/world/united-states-of-america/washington-dc/hirshhorn-museum-and-sculpture-garden/draped-reclining-figure-1952-53-lh-336 |date=18 August 2011 }}, ''Henry Moore Works in Public''</ref> catalogued as "LH 336".<ref>{{cite web |website=henry-moore.org|title=Draped Reclining Figure|url=https://catalogue.henry-moore.org/objects/18392/draped-reclining-figure|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216173610/https://catalogue.henry-moore.org/objects/18392/draped-reclining-figure |archive-date=16 December 2022}}</ref>


==Casts==
It is in the [[Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden]].<ref>http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/collection_object.asp?key=32&objectNumber=66.3634</ref><ref>http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/in_depth.asp?key=33&subkey=102</ref> and is one of four editions. It was a precursor to later draped figures.<ref>http://www.henry-moore.org/works-in-public/world/uk/castleford/civic-centre/working-model-for-draped-reclining-figure-1976-79</ref>
The sculpture was cast in an edition of four (or "3+1"; one being retained by the artist). The artist's copy was given to the [[Henry Moore Foundation]] and is on display in their sculpture garden around his old house at [[Perry Green, Hertfordshire]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.henry-moore.org/pg/interactive-tours/virtual-perry-green/sculpture/2 |title=Henry Moore Foundation, LH 336 |access-date=22 June 2012 |archive-date=17 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717121813/http://www.henry-moore.org/pg/interactive-tours/virtual-perry-green/sculpture/2 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other copies in the edition are in the [[Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden]] in Washington, D.C.,<ref>[http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/collection_object.asp?key=32&objectNumber=66.3634 Smithsonian] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531200642/http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/collection_object.asp?key=32&objectNumber=66.3634 |date=May 31, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/in_depth.asp?key=33&subkey=102 |title=Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden – Artists Collected in Depth |access-date=2011-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629171227/http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/in_depth.asp?key=33&subkey=102 |archive-date=2011-06-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the [[Museum Ludwig]] in [[Cologne, Germany]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.henry-moore.org/hmf/search/results?query=LH+336&x=19&y=11&section= |title=Henry Moore Foundation, LH 336 search |access-date=2012-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092104/http://www.henry-moore.org/hmf/search/results?query=LH+336&x=19&y=11&section= |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Origin==
The work was a precursor to later draped figures. According to the artist's foundation, it "successfully added the contours of natural forms as well as a distinct hint of classicism to the repose of his figures, yet preserved that sense of immutability conveyed by the Mexican [[Chacmool]] figures that had so profoundly influenced the younger artist."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.henry-moore.org/works-in-public/world/uk/castleford/civic-centre/working-model-for-draped-reclining-figure-1976-79 |title=Henry Moore Foundation, LH 705 |access-date=12 April 2011 |archive-date=19 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819015126/http://www.henry-moore.org/works-in-public/world/uk/castleford/civic-centre/working-model-for-draped-reclining-figure-1976-79 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of sculptures by Henry Moore]]
*[[List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2]]


==References==
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==External links==

*http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/3624393679/
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 27 April 2024

Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53
ArtistHenry Moore
Year1952–1953
CatalogueLH 336
TypeBronze
Dimensions (40 7/8 in × 66 5/8 in × 34 1/8 in)

Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53 is a bronze sculpture by Henry Moore,[1][2] catalogued as "LH 336".[3]

Casts

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The sculpture was cast in an edition of four (or "3+1"; one being retained by the artist). The artist's copy was given to the Henry Moore Foundation and is on display in their sculpture garden around his old house at Perry Green, Hertfordshire.[4] Other copies in the edition are in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.,[5][6] and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany.[7]

Origin

[edit]

The work was a precursor to later draped figures. According to the artist's foundation, it "successfully added the contours of natural forms as well as a distinct hint of classicism to the repose of his figures, yet preserved that sense of immutability conveyed by the Mexican Chacmool figures that had so profoundly influenced the younger artist."[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Draped Reclining Figure, (sculpture)". SIRIS
  2. ^ "Draped Reclining Figure 1952-53 (LH 336)" Archived 18 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Henry Moore Works in Public
  3. ^ "Draped Reclining Figure". henry-moore.org. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Henry Moore Foundation, LH 336". Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  5. ^ Smithsonian Archived May 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden – Artists Collected in Depth". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Henry Moore Foundation, LH 336 search". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Henry Moore Foundation, LH 705". Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.


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