Henry Moore

British · 1898–1986

Contemporary ArtSurrealism

The defining figure in British sculpture of the 20th century, Moore developed an abstract language of reclining figures, mother-and-child groups, and organic forms that populated public spaces across Britain, Europe, and North America. Born in Yorkshire in 1898, his work absorbed primitive sculpture and natural forms into a distinctly modern idiom.

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On now and coming soon exhibitions

Henry Moore: Monumental Nature

Until Jan 31, 2027

30 monumental sculptures by Moore spanning his 70-year career

"In parts of the show, Moore's love of natural forms seems to run counter to the Victorian splendour of Kew. One of his bone-like pieces, Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae (1968-69), sits in front of the Palm House. Moore's irregular, undulating tripartite form seems to echo – or mock – the pane-glass and wrought-iron symmetry of the older building."

— The Telegraph