British · 1898–1986
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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Photo: James O'Gorman / CC BY-SA 2.0
1983 · St Paul's Cathedral, London
A tender marble group of mother and child, housed within St Paul's Cathedral. One of Moore's last major works, reflecting the warmth and quiet monumentality that defined his late style.
Photo: No Swan So Fine / CC BY-SA 4.0
1980 · Kensington Gardens, London
A monumental abstract arch carved from Roman travertine stone, gifted to Kensington Gardens by Moore in 1980. The work frames views across the park and reflects his lifelong interest in landscape and the abstracted human form.
Photo: Prioryman / CC BY-SA 4.0
1979 · Greenwich Park, London
A tall, attenuated bronze figure with blade-like protrusions stands in Greenwich Park. The narrow silhouette creates dramatically shifting profiles as the viewer moves around it.
Photo: Tagishsimon / CC BY-SA 3.0
1967 · Abingdon Street Gardens, Westminster, London
Two interlocking bronze forms inspired by a bone fragment sit in the shadow of Westminster Abbey, donated by Moore in 1967. A dialogue between modern abstraction and one of Britain's most ancient sacred sites.
Photo: The wub / CC BY-SA 4.0
1957 · Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London
A monumental bronze of a draped seated woman surveys the financial district from Canary Wharf. Originally sited in a Tower Hamlets housing estate, it was controversially relocated here in the 1990s.
Photo: Yair Haklai / CC BY-SA 3.0
1950 · Battersea Park, London
Three upright stone figures carved from Darley Dale sandstone have occupied Battersea Park since 1950, among Moore's earliest public commissions. They reflect his early interest in ancient and pre-Columbian sculpture.
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
Until Oct 25
Retrospective tracing Moore's evolution across 80+ sculptures and maquettes
