Henry Moore Works in Public
This is a guide to Moore's sculptures on public display throughout the world. We strive to ensure that all information is accurate, however we recommend that you contact each venue before making a visit. Please also contact us if you spot any mistakes. In some instances it has not been possible to source an image of the actual sculpture in-situ, and on such occasions an alternative image has been used.
Montreal
Dorchester Square
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- Family Group 1944 (LH 233)
- Family Group 1945 (LH 235)
- Reclining Figure 1945 (LH 252)
- Working Model for Reclining Figure: Internal External Form (LH 298)
- Study for Head of Queen 1952 (LH 349a)
- Study for Head of Warrior 1953 (LH 358a)
- Draped Reclining Figure 1956 (LH 411)
- Woman 1957-58 (LH 439)
- Maquette for Seated Figure. Arms Outstretched 1960 (LH 463)
- Draped Seated Figure: Headless 1961 (LH 485)
- Mother and Child: Wheels 1962 (LH 510)
- Large Totem Head 1968 (LH 577)
bronze
height 249cm
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Gift of the Nathan Cummings Foundation
photo: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Brian Merrett
This head has an all-encapsulating look, a hollow character and an exotic monumentality. Leaning slightly forward, it would appear to hail more from the totem-head world of Easter Island than from our times.