Henry Moore Recumbent Figure

This is one of the earliest works in which Moore shows the female figure. It was commissioned by the architect Serge Chermayeff to stand on the terrace of his home on the downs. Visually, the figure would have acted as a bridge between the rolling hills and the ultra-modern house. Moore, like others, used many native British stones at this time. This Hornton stone came from a quarry near Banbury in Oxfordshire. Gallery label, July 2007