Who created "Reclining Figure II"?

Reclining Figure II was created by Henry Moore in c. 1971.

When was "Reclining Figure II" created?

This artwork was created c. 1971.

What medium is "Reclining Figure II"?

Reclining Figure II is etching and aquatint in black on Rives wove paper.

Reclining Figure II

Henry Moore

c. 1971

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Medium

etching and aquatint in black on Rives wove paper

Dimensions

plate: 10.7 x 24.9 cm (4 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.) sheet: 28.4 x 44.5 cm (11 3/16 x 17 1/2 in.)

Classification

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

Accession Number

2002.157.32

About the Artist

Henry Moore

Henry Moore (1898–1986) was one of the most celebrated and influential sculptors of the twentieth century, whose monumental abstract forms — reclining figures, mother and child groupings, and dramatic void-pierced masses — reshaped the landscape of modern sculpture and brought his work to audiences across the globe. Born in Castleford, Yorkshire, the son of a coal miner, Moore won a scholarship to...

Reclining Figure II

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