Reclining Figure: Hand - Kansas City, MO - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Henry Moore's sculptures reflect his affinity for natural forms such as rocks, bones, mountains and the human figure. In Reclining Figure: Hand he simplifies the form of a reclining female figure, allowing her sensuous curves to echo those of landscape. Moore preferred to see his work sited outdoors agains the backdrop of sky and earth, in order to underscore its relationship to nature."

TITLE: Reclining Figure: Hand ARTIST(S): Henry Moore DATE: 1979 MEDIUM: Bronze CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 27710013 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: No differences noted.

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