HENRY MOORE "MOTHER AND CHILD - PL 1" ETCHING, 1983 Sam Francis Moma and book design

and book design

At his best

Nevelson's signature sculptures often consisted of various boxes and pieces of wood assembled into a sculptural composition

Oil on board

Rich black swathes fill the work's surface

HENRY MOORE "MOTHER AND CHILD - PL 1" ETCHING, 1983 Sam Francis Moma and book designHenry Moore (1898 1986) is one of the most important Modernist sculptors. His large scale semi abstract sculptures can be seen not only in institutions around the world, but in many outdoor public spaces as well. Moore's aesthetic, whether expressed on paper or in three dimensions, is simultaneously elegant yet slightly primitive. Moore's creations suggest they have been either reduced by time or the forces of nature but also demonstrate the artist's