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.
Glenkiln
Glenkiln Estate
bronze
height 221cm
Sir William Keswick came to me after he had seen this piece in an exhibition (it may have been the second Battersea Park exhibition). He told me about his sheep farm in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, and said its large acreage was unsuitable for agricultural farming because the ground was too rocky. I don’t know whether he got the idea to put sculpture on his sheep farm after he saw the Battersea Park open-air exhibition, or whether he was inspired by his experiences in China, where he had lived for many years, and where, he said, there are many examples of monumental sculptures in the open air. In any case, he bought this piece to put on his farm in Scotland... He placed the sculpture himself on an existing outcrop of rock. Later I went up there and was thrilled with the beautiful landscape and at how well he had sited ‘Yon Figure’ (the sculptures local name).
Henry Moore quoted in Henry Moore Looking at his work with Philip James, Visual Publications, London, New York, Toronto 1975: booklet, film strips and two audio cassettes