Henry Moore 1898-1986
Stringed Figure, 1939
Bronze and string
10 x 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in
25.5 x 10.5 x 6.5 cm
25.5 x 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Edition 1 of 9, cast A
This work was likely inspired by Moore’s encounter with Naum Gabo’s sculptures and Man Ray’s photographs of mathematical models with each utilising a similar string technique. The strings create a...
This work was likely inspired by Moore’s encounter with Naum Gabo’s sculptures and Man Ray’s photographs of mathematical models with each utilising a similar string technique. The strings create a tension – both actual and metaphorical, and depict a sense of claustrophobia, anxiety, and entrapment that many have associated with the turbulent politics of the 1930s and feelings of apprehension attached to the threat of another global conflict.
Provenance
Leicester Galleries;
Dalzell Hatfield Galleries;
Private collection
Exhibitions
Stitched, Ordovas, London, 7 June - 30 July 2022Literature
Sylvester, David. Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture Volume 1 Sculpture 1921 – 48. 5th edition. London: Lund Humphries, 1988. no. 199, illustration on page 1281
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