Reclining Figure 1939

Reclining Figure 1939 (LH 210) is an elmwood sculpture by Henry Moore. It is an abstracted reclining human figure, with looped head, shoulders, and sinuous body and limbs.

Reclining Figure 1939, Detroit Institute of Art

The sculpture draws on Moore's small terracotta 1938 Reclining Figure (8.5 inches (22 cm) long, now lost) which was cast in bronze (LH 185, in an edition of 7+1: seven casts for sale, and one artist's copy).

Moore scaled up the earlier sculpture up to carve in wood, creating a unique work which measures 94 by 200.7 by 76.2 centimetres (37.0 in × 79.0 in × 30.0 in). It is one of six large reclining figures in elmwood carved by Moore between 1935 and 1978. The wide grain of elm made it a good choice for his larger carvings, and he uses the grain to emphasise different parts of the work.

Moore sold the wooden sculpture to fellow artist Gordon Onslow Ford for £300, and used the money to buy other half of his house, Hoglands, in Perry Green, Hertfordshire. The sculpture was acquired by the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1965.

References

Reclining Figure, 1939, Detroit Institute of Arts
Room 7: Elm, Henry Moore exhibition at the Tate, 2010
Reclining Figure 1939, Henry Moore Foundation

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Henry Moore
Sculptures	Four-Piece Composition: Reclining Figure Reclining Figure 1938 Recumbent Figure 1938 Reclining Figure 1939 Three Standing Figures 1947 Family Group Reclining Figure: Festival King and Queen Draped Reclining Figure, 1952–53 Large Interior Form, 1953–54 Reclining Figure: External Form 1953–1954 Upright Motive No. 1: Glenkiln Cross Seated Woman, 1957 Draped Seated Woman 1957–58 Draped Reclining Woman 1957–58 UNESCO Reclining Figure 1957–58 Standing Figure: Knife Edge Knife Edge Two Piece 1962–65 Three-Piece Reclining Figure No. 2: Bridge Prop Reclining Figure (Lincoln Center) Three-Way Piece: Points Three Way Piece No.2: Archer Locking Piece Man Enters the Cosmos Two-Piece Reclining Figure No. 9 Nuclear Energy Spindle Piece Three-Piece No. 3: Vertebrae (Working Model) Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae Oval with Points Reclining Figure 1969–70 Two-Piece Reclining Figure: Points Sheep Piece 1971–72 Large Four Piece Reclining Figure 1972–73 Hill Arches 1973 Goslar Warrior 1973–1974 Three-Piece Reclining Figure: Draped 1975 The Arch 1979–1980
Assistants	Reg Butler Anthony Caro Robert Clatworthy Phillip King Philip McCracken Bernard Meadows Lenton Parr Ron Robertson-Swann Stephen Walker Richard Wentworth Isaac Witkin
Associated with	Barbara Hepworth Unit One
Supporters	Kenneth Clark
Institutions	Henry Moore Foundation