Original color lithograph by British sculptor Henry Moore, published as an illustration for the celebrated Paris art journal XXe Siècle, 1971. Printed by the storied Mourlot Frères atelier under editor Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, this large-edition impression captures Moore's reclining figures in a lyrical arrangement of full and empty space, the same interplay of mass and void that defines his monumental bronzes. Issued unsigned and unnumbered as part of the journal's wide-circulation print run, it remains one of the more accessible ways to own an original graphic work by one of the century's most influential sculptors.
Henry Moore was born in Castleford, Yorkshire, in 1898 and studied at the Leeds School of Art before continuing at the Royal College of Art in London. Best known for his large-scale reclining figures and mother-and-child bronzes, Moore drew on classical sculpture, African and Pre-Columbian art, and the European avant-garde to develop a language built on rhythm, balance, and the hollowed, pierced forms that made his work instantly recognizable.
His public sculptures came to stand as landmarks around the world, from Lincoln Center in New York to the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, and his work is held in major collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate, the Guggenheim, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Despite his commercial success, Moore lived modestly, directing much of his income toward the Henry Moore Foundation, which continues to support arts education today.
Title: Reclining Figures, ill. for "XXe Siècle"
Artist: Henry Moore (1898–1986)
Date: 1971
Location: Paris, France
Size: 20.25” H x 16.5” W
$350

