1946 - 1955
Moore working with daughter Mary and in the London Underground © Lee Miller Archive (r)
1946 Birth of the Moores' only child, Mary.
1947 Travelling exhibition commencing at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.
1948 Appointed member of the Royal Fine Arts Commission (1948-71).
1951 First retrospective at the Tate Gallery.
1953 Installation of Draped Reclining Figure and Time/Life Screen in Bond Street, London.
1955 Appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour.
Family Group 1948-49
LH 269
bronze edition of 4 + 2
cast: Fiorini, London; Rudier, Paris; Morris Singer, Basingstoke [00/4]
height 152cm
unsigned
Acquired 1992
photo: Suzanne Eustace
Mother and Child 1949
LH 269b
bronze edition of 1 + 1
cast: Fiorini, London 1958
height 81cm
unsigned, [0/1]
Gift of the artist 1977
photo: Laura Robinson
Helmet Head No.1 1950
LH 279
lead
height 34cm
unsigned
Gift of Irina Moore 1977
photo: Henry Moore Foundation archive
Standing Figure 1950
LH 290
fibreglass edition of 0 + 2
cast: Norman and Raymond, London 1971
height 221cm
unsigned, unnumbered
Transferred from the Henry Moore Trust 1978
photo: Becky Thompson
Upright Motive No.5 1955-56
LH 383
bronze edition of 7 + 1
cast: The Art Bronze Foundry, London
height 213.5cm
signature: stamped Moore, [0/7]
Gift of the artist 1977
photo: Anita Feldman
Seated Figure 1948
Henry Moore Foundation 2488
pencil, wax crayon, watercolour wash, gouache
555 x 587mm
signature: pen and ink l.r Moore/48
The Henry Moore Foundation: purchased 1985
photo: Menor Creative Imaging
Four Heads 1955-56
Page from Heads, Figures and Ideas Notebook
HMF 2754
pencil, brush and ink, pen and ink, coloured crayon on cream lightweight wove
225 x 174mm
signature: unsigned, undated
The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
photo: Menor Creative Imaging
The Artist’s Hands c.1974
Page from Red Notebook 1969-77
HMF 3215l
Carbon line, charcoal, coloured crayon, chinagraph, ballpoint pen on off-white medium weight wove
254x176mm
unsigned, undated
The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
photo: Henry Moore Foundation archive
On the 7 March 1946 Irina gave birth to Moore’s first and only child, who was named Mary after his mother and sister. The addition of a daughter to the Hoglands scene renewed his interest in the mother and child theme as well as family groups. The Moores remained at Perry Green for the rest of their lives and despite the wealth Moore eventually amassed, the nature of his way of life at Hoglands remained unchanged. The house remained unaltered apart from the addition of a sitting room at the back while the garden grew in size through the purchase of neighbouring property. Over time so did the number of studios, from one to nine, and a small sculpture park was established. Paintings and drawings by Courbet, Ruskin, Seurat, Picasso, Degas, Vuillard, Rodin, Cezanne, Goya and other artists, and fine carvings from many periods and civilizations, were his sole indulgences. His holidays were spent at his home on the Italian coast of Forte dei Marmi, in the Carrara marble-working area.
In 1946 Moore had made his first visit to New York for a travelling retrospective commencing at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. From 1949 to 1956 he was a Trustee of the Tate Gallery, London.
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