Not on display
- Artist
- Henry Moore OM, CH 1898–1986
- Medium
- Plaster
- Dimensions
- Object: 270 x 216 x 295 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by the artist 1978
- Reference
- T02271
Display caption
Moore tended to find inspiration for his work in natural forms. Although cast in plaster, this sculpture has the appearance of a pebble or piece of worn bone, an indefinable organic form that takes on the identity of some hybrid animal. The ghostly, grotesque quality of Animal Head, like other works by Moore, carries connotations of decay and mortality.
Gallery label, September 2016
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