Henry Moore

Henry Spencer Moore, OM, CH, FBA (English: Henry Spencer Moore, July 30, 1898 - August 31, 1986), British sculptor. Moore is best known for his large cast bronze sculptures and marble sculptures. Revered by the British art circle, his creations helped Britain occupy a place in modernist art. The hollow, reclining figures are the most typical of Moore's sculptural styles. This look is believed to have been inspired by a Toltec-Mayan sculpture he saw in Paris in 1925 called the "Chac Mool." The voids in Moore's early works often take more traditional forms, such as curved arms connected to the subject. Later, it gradually evolved into a hollow on the main body, thus causing the main body to have a concave and convex or curved appearance. A similar style was developed in the work of Barbara Hepworth of the same period, who was initially influenced by Moore's work.