Henry Moore, 1898–1986, British, Draped Torso, ca. 1953
- Title:
- Draped Torso
- Date:
- ca. 1953
- Materials & Techniques:
- Bronze
- Dimensions:
- Overall: 5 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 7 inches (14 × 16.5 × 17.8 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- © Estate of the Artist
- Accession Number:
- B2006.14.12
- Classification:
- Sculptures
- Collection:
- Paintings and Sculpture
- Subject Terms:
- figure study | nude | woman
- Access:
- Not on view
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:54431
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Moore produced an enormous number of small maquettes over the course of his career and they played an important part in his artistic process. A selection of them is displayed here. As he explained: “Sometimes I make ten or twenty maquettes for every one that I use in a large scale—the others may get rejected. If a maquette keeps its interest enough for me to want to realize it as a full-scale final work, then I might make a working model in an intermediate size, in which changes will be made before going to the real, full-sized sculpture.” Gallery label for installation of YCBA collection, 2016
Moore produced an enormous number of small maquettes over the course of his career, and they played an important part in his artistic process. A selection of them is displayed here. As he explained: "Sometimes I make ten or twenty maquettes for every one that I use in a large scale-the others may get rejected. If a maquette keeps its interest enough for me to want to realize it as a full-scale final work, then I might make a working model in an intermediate size, in which changes will be made before going to the real, full-sized sculpture." Gallery label for Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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