Collograph printed in three colours on English cartridge paper.
1949.
Edition of 75.
39.5 x 48 cm.
Signed, dated and numbered by Moore. 
Printed in 1949 and published by Ganymed in 1951.
Framed. 
Also held within the Henry Moore Foundation Collection. 
 
Henry Moore’s 'Standing Figures', created in 1949, is a powerful collograph that captures the timeless, monumental presence of his iconic sculptural forms in two dimensions. Printed in three colours on English cartridge paper, the work reflects Moore’s post-war focus on the human figure as a symbol of endurance and strength. Published by Ganymed in 1951 and also held in the Henry Moore Foundation Collection, ‘Standing Figures’ exemplifies Moore’s ability to translate his sculptural vision into printmaking whilst still preserving the same sense of mass and emotional resonance. Rare to market, this work stands as a significant example of Moore’s early experimentation in printmaking and his enduring commitment to the human form.
 
Henry Moore (1898-1986) was an English artist best known for exploring the human form. Moore received a grant to study art and became a member of Unit One, a group of Modernist artists, and later the English Surrealist movement. He also taught art. During World War 2 Moore was appointed a war artist and his sketches during the Blitz are extremely well known. Moore went on to work with sculpture and created semi-abstract forms from small to monumental scale, receiving important commissions during his career and he grew to international fame with a major retrospective by the MOMA in New York in 1946. He also won the International Prize for Sculpture at the Venice Biennale in 1948. Moore continued to draw, paint and work with sculpture during his life, focussing on human form and nature. He declined a knighthood because he didn’t want to be seen as an established figure. Later in his career, Moore became the world’s most successful living artist at auction. The Henry Moore Foundation was set up to promote the arts and it has the world’s largest collection of his work, displayed in his home and the grounds of the estate. His work is exhibited extensively and the Tate holds a large collection of sculptures that he gifted to them.