''Reclining Figure 1938'' (LH 192) is a small sculpture by Henry Moore of an sinuous abstracted human figure. An enlarged version was made in 1984 for the

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Limited (), often known as OCBC Bank (), is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in OCBC Centre, Singapore. OCBC Bank was born out of the Great Depression t ...

, Singapore. The resulting ''Large Reclining Figure'' (LH 192b) is some long, making it the largest sculpture made by Moore.

Description

The sculpture is recognisable as a human form. The head has a notch, like a claw; the narrow torso has two dangling breasts; the left arm rests on the ground, while the right arm and ribbon-like backbone are linked to a pelvis resting on the ground, from which to one long bone-like limb extends to one side.

Casts

A lead maquette was made by Moore in 1938, and sold by him to the

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...

in New York in 1939. An edition of nine bronzes was cast in 1946; one example is held by the

Peggy Guggenheim Collection The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is an art museum on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro ''sestiere'' of Venice, Italy. It is one of the most visited attractions in Venice. The collection is housed in the , an 18th-century palace, which was the home ...

in Venice, and another in the

Leeds Art Gallery Leeds Art Gallery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a gallery, part of the Leeds Museums & Galleries group, whose collection of 20th-century British Art was designated by the British government in 1997 as a collection "of national importance ...

since 1991. The 1938 version is only long. It was enlarged in 1984 for a commission from the

in Singapore to create a long bronze, Moore's largest ever sculpture. The original ''Large Reclining Figure'' (LH 192b) is outside the

OCBC Centre OCBC Centre is a , 52- storey skyscraper in Singapore. Serving as the current headquarters of OCBC Bank, the building was completed in 1976 and was the tallest building in the country, and South East Asia, at that time. There are two extensions, ...

in Singapore, with an artist's copy in bronze at the

Henry Moore Foundation The Henry Moore Foundation is a registered charity in England, established for education and promotion of the fine arts — in particular, to advance understanding of the works of Henry Moore. The charity was set up with a gift from the arti ...

in Perry Green, Hertfordshire. There is also a long white fibreglass version of the enlarged sculpture, which was displayed at

Kew Gardens Kew Gardens is a botanic garden in southwest London that houses the "largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world". Founded in 1840, from the exotic garden at Kew Park, its living collections include some of the ...

in 2004.

Notes

References

Reclining Figure 1938 (bronze)
Henry Moore Foundation
Henry Moore, ''Reclining Figure, 1938'' (lead)
Museum of Modern Art
''Reclining Figure, 1938'' (cast 1946) (bronze)
Peggy Guggenheim Collectrion
''Large Reclining Figure 1984'' (fibreglass)
Henry Moore Foundation
''Large Reclining Figure 1984'' (bronze)
Henry Moore Foundation {{Henry Moore 1938 sculptures 1984 sculptures Bronze sculptures in Singapore Outdoor sculptures in Singapore Public art in Singapore Sculptures by Henry Moore

Description

Casts

See also

Notes

References