Not on display
- Artist
- Henry Moore OM, CH 1898–1986
- Medium
- Bronze on wooden base
- Dimensions
- Object: 140 x 190 x 95 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by the artist 1978
- Reference
- T02269
Display caption
Moore kept abreast of developments in Paris and contributed to the International Surrealist Exhibition in London. Several of his works explore feelings of uncertainty and anxiety that relate to Surrealism. The use of space in Three Points creates a sense of anticipation. Moore commented: ‘This pointing has an emotional or physical action in it where things are just about to touch but don’t... like the points in the sparking plug of a car... the spark has to jump across the gap’.
Gallery label, July 2008
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