Not on display
- Artist
- Henry Moore OM, CH 1898–1986
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Object: 490 × 844 × 460 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by the artist 1978
- Reference
- T02290
Display caption
Through this sculpture of a tortoise, Moore sought to express ideas about the relationship of abstract forms. He wrote about the idea behind the work as follows: ‘It is one right-angled form, repeated five times, and arranged together to make an organic composition. This repeated slow right-angle reminded me of the action of a tortoise.’
Gallery label, February 2010
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