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.
Madrid
Leaf Figure No.4 1952 (LH 326)
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Museo Nacional de Arte Moderna Reina Sofia
bronze
height 49.5cm
I only did two leaf figure sculptures, but I did many leaf figure drawings and later I made etchings of some of them. The textural structure of leaves is something that has always appealed to me. At first it was the quality and patterns, especially in plants found near the water edge. I lived near a river and a canal and there were always ponds nearby in the country where we would frequently play. Later I would collect and draw them, but mainly I would sketch on the spot.
Quoted in John Hedgecoe, Henry Spencer Moore, Nelson, London 1968, p.183