Moore, Hepworth, Nicholson: A Nest of Gentle Artists in the 1930s
Exhibition
20th May 2009 - 29th August 2009
Graves Gallery
Sheffield
On holilday at Happisburgh, Norfolk, 1931: (left to right) Ivon Hitchens, Irina Moore, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and Mary Jenkins, whose husband Douglas took the picture.
Composition 1931
LH 102
Cumberland alabaster
length 41.5cm
The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of Irina Moore 1977
photo: CaixaForumHenry Moore's Composition 1934
LH 140
cast concrete
length 44.5cm
The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
photo: The Henry Moore Foundation Archive
Dog 1922
LH 2
marble
height 17.8cm
unsigned
Gift of the artist 1977
photo Julian Stallabrass
Henry Moore's Reclining Figure 1930
LH 85
Ironstone
length 17.8cm
Private collection
photo: James Austin
This exhibition explores the development of sculpture during the 1930’s and focuses on the work of Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and Henry Moore and their holidays in Happisburg on the Norfolk coast. The Henry Moore Foundation is pleased to be able to loan works to this exhibition which will provide the rare opportunity to view some of Moore’s early carvings and drawings.
Moore, Hepworth, Nicholson: A Nest of Gentle Artists in the 1930s opens at the Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield to 29 August 2009.
Curated by Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service.