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Upright motif No.8
By 1950 Henry Moore was generally recognised as the leading 'avant garde' artist in Britain. In 1955-56 he worked upon a series of upright bronze sculptures reminiscent of totem poles and the statues of Brancusi. Three of these 'Upright Motifs' were sometimes displayed together to evoke a Crucifixion group. Here, the rounded humanoid forms set against vertical fluting suggest a figure bound to a classical column, such as St. Sebastian or Christ at the Flagellation.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2415
Creation/Production
MOORE, Henry
Acquisition
Purchase, 1962
Measurements
Height
(cm): 227
Height
(in): 89
Height
(cm): 28.6
Height
(in): 11
Width
(cm): 61.1
Depth
(cm): 53.6
Width
(in): 24
Depth
(in): 21
Width
(cm): 43.1
Depth
(cm): 39.3
Width
(in): 17
Depth
(in): 15
Material
bronze
Location
Gallery 13
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