Reclining Woman by Henry Moore

The sculpture of the reclining lady outside Leeds Art Gallery is one of Leeds’ iconic artistic landmarks. Her curves are very well known and appear in many people’s holiday and selfie snaps! You may have seen it a hundred times before, but look closely this time… How do you know what the form represents? What does the space around the form tell you? How does it compare to other sculptures of similar subjects? How does the light change the nature of the sculpture? What happens when you walk around it (or as much of it as you can safely!)? Do you think it’s solid or hollow? Does that change the way you look at it? What do you think of the proportions? What else do you notice?

Leeds Art Gallery.