Shipping off Coast: Fishermen Hauling Nets — Henry Moore

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Artist: Henry Moore
Date: 1860
Location: Abbot Hall Art Gallery

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Henry Moore

Henry Moore transformed the human figure into monumental, semi-abstract bronze and carved sculptures, often with hollow spaces and undulating forms.

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