Henry Moore's Sheep Sketchbook

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He drew the sheep again that summer after they were shorn, when he could see the shapes of the bodies which had been covered by wool. His photographs of Moore formed the basis of four books, which incorporated Hedgecoe’s photographs alongside Moore’s words. He draw the sheep again that summer after they were shorn, when he could see the shapes of the bodies which had been covered by wool. Kenneth Clark (1903 – 1983) was a British author, museum director, broadcaster, and one of the best-known art historians of his generation.

Yes, it's the core of a business dedicated to the best in painting, printmaking, sculpture and ceramics. In his book Photographing People, Hedgecoe described two images of Moore, which played with the scale between sculptor and sculpture: ‘When considering a long-term project involving a pictorial record of a person’s life, it is important to include shots such as these above, that show the viewer important aspects of the subject’s work. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Initially he saw them as four-legged balls of wool, but his vision changed as he explored what they were really like - the way they moved, the shape of their bodies under the fleece. It is made from two interlocking forms, one cradling in the other, as though they are bones at a joint. This sense of timeliness in the frenzied, woollen swirls seems at first to go against Moore’s own assessment of his methodology whereby ‘Because a work does not aim at reproducing natural appearances it is not, therefore, an escape from life – but may be a penetration into reality… as expression of the significance of life, a stimulation to greater effort in living.

The effect is both familiar and monumental; as Lord Clark comments, 'We expect Henry Moore to give a certain nobility to everything he draws; but more surprising is the way in which these drawings express a feeling of real affection for their subject. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. In this facsimile edition, created under Moore's personal supervision, Mary's little lambs will charm anyone who sees these tender, vigorous drawings. He was best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. Everyone at Goldmark is very friendly, knowledgeable and will give you as much or as little time as you wish.

On paper, the attempt to recreate that same relationship provides a surprising element of transience to the sheep as they go about their everyday business of milling about. Moore has been acknowledged as one of the greatest sculptors of the 20th century and as the most celebrated British artist of his time. In the present photography, being behind the sculpture, Moore seems to recede behind the small void.

At Goldmark we understand the risks of sending delicate art and ceramics in the post, that’s why we hand package in made to measure boxes, frame and seal every purchase. Solid in form, sudden and vigourous in movement, Henry Moore’s sheep are created through a network of swirling and zigzagging lines in the rapid and (in the artist’s hands) sensitive medium of ballpoint pen. It was whilst working in this small room that Henry Moore first became aware of the sheep grazing outside. Moore wrote: “Then I began to realize that underneath all that wool was a body, which moved in its own way, and that each sheep had its individual character.

He drew the sheep again that summer after they were shorn, when he could see the shapes of the bodies which had been covered with wool.