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Recumbent Figure

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Carved green Hornton stone sculpture (1938) by Henry Moore. Tate Modern, London. Biomorphic, semi-abstracted female reclining figure, pierced through the torso. Pose derived from the Aztec/Maya Chac-Mool; form channels Surrealist biomorphism.

Scholarly Significance

Moore's first major large-scale biomorphic abstract sculpture; canonical early statement of his mature style.