Henry Moore Sheep at Gibberd Gallery, Harlow
Exhibition
31st July 2010 - 31st October 2010
Gibberd Gallery
Civic Centre
Harlow
Essex
Henry Moore Sheep on display at The Gibberd Gallery, Harlow Civic Centre
photo: Suzanne Eustace
Working Model for Sheep Piece 1971
LH 626
bronze edition of 9 + 1
cast: Fiorini, London
length 142cm
signature: stamped Moore, 0/9
The Henry Moore Foundation: acquired 1987
photo: Suzanne Eustace
Goat's Head 1952
LH 302
plaster
height 20.3cm
The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
photo: The Henry Moore Foundation archive
Sheep with Lamb III 1972
plate A from the deluxe album Sheep
CGM 198
etching and drypoint in black
146 x 187mm
edition of 15 +7 on Japon ancien 419 x 483mm
printer: Atelier Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris
publisher: Galerie Gérald Cramer, Geneva 1975
signature: pencil l.r. Moore; l.l. E/C
The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
Working Model for Animal Form 1969
LH 615
bronze edition of 9 + 1
cast: Fiorini, London 1971
length 66cm
signature: stamped Moore, 0/9
The Henry Moore Foundation: acquired 1987
Ready for Shearing 1974
plate IX from the album Sheep
CGM 230
etching and drypoint in black
205 x 248mm
edition of 80 + 15 on Rives 305 x 387mm with a watermark designed by the artist
printer: Atelier Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris
publisher: Galerie Gérald Cramer, Geneva 1975
signature: pencil l.r. Moore; l.l. E/C
The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
Ready for Shearing 1974
plate IX from the album Sheep
CGM 230
etching and drypoint in black
205 x 248mm
edition of 80 + 15 on Rives 305 x 387mm with a watermark designed by the artist
printer: Atelier Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris
publisher: Galerie Gérald Cramer, Geneva 1975
signature: pencil l.r. Moore; l.l. E/C
The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
Working Model for Sheep Piece 1971 (LH 626) on display at the Gibberd Gallery, one of the main atttactions of the exhibition.
This Henry Moore Sheep exhibition, curated by the Foundation's Suzanne Eustace was opened by Robert Halfon MP at the Gibberd Gallery at Harlow’s Civic Centre on 29th on July.
The Gibberd Gallery, open free of charge to visitors, is home to the Frederick Gibberd Collection of British Watercolours and Drawings, started in 1977 with Sir Frederick Gibberd's gift to Harlow Council of ten pictures from his personal collection. The Gallery also hosts a series of temporary exhibitions as well as activities including the popular Saturday Art Club.
The Henry Moore Foundation has loaned several works to this exhibition, including sixteen of Henry Moore’s much-loved sheep. The selection for this venue has been enhanced to include drawings related to this subject, and Working Model For Sheep Piece (LH 626) and etching tools, as well as related found objects.
Henry Moore’s representations of sheep are among the most popular of his works, surprising and delighting those familiar with this body of work, and first time visitors alike. He sketched the animals as they grazed in the fields surrounding his Hertfordshire studios, and they even inspired his monumental bronze sculpture Sheep Piece 1971-72 (LH 627), which can be seen by visiting The Henry Moore Foundation at Perry Green. (Call 01279 843 333 to book your visit there, closes 30 August).
The exhibition in Harlow runs at the same time as a 'Summertime Sheep Trail' organised by Richard Dennery, Harlow's Town Centre Manager.