Maquette for "Sheep Piece", Henry Moore

Artwork Overview

1898–1986
Maquette for "Sheep Piece", circa 1972
Where object was made: England, United Kingdom
Material/technique: bronze; casting
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): 11.3 x 11.3 x 13.9 cm
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): 4 7/16 x 4 7/16 x 5 1/2 in
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Wolf
Accession number: 1982.0050
On display: Stewart Gallery

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These three maquettes, or models, each capture a single moment in an artist’s creative process. Working in a smaller scale allowed Harry Bertoia, Dale Eldred, and Henry Moore to experiment with arrangement, position, and composition in three dimensions before committing to a full-scale sculpture.
Intersections
These three maquettes, or models, each capture a single moment in an artist’s creative process. Working in a smaller scale allowed Harry Bertoia, Dale Eldred, and Henry Moore to experiment with arrangement, position, and composition in three dimensions before committing to a full-scale sculpture.

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Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas. The Register of the Spencer Museum of Art: Oriental Art Issue 6, no. 1, Spring (1984):

"From Drawings to Sculpture: The Creative Process." Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, 1981