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Four-Piece Composition (Reclining Figure)
, 1934
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This important early carving fills one of the few major gaps that remained in Moore's representation at the Tate in 1976. Moore began making multi-part compositions in 1934 and this very abstract treatment of the reclining figure, a recurring theme in his work, was one of the first he attempted. Fragmentation and abstraction were ideas of crucial concern to European avant-garde artists at this period.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Four-Piece Composition (Reclining Figure), 1934
Date supported
1976
Medium and material
Alabaster
Dimensions
18 x 45 x 17 cm
Grant
5000
Total cost
54000
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