Henry Moore

Visual Arts British 1898 – 1986 100 quotes

A British artist best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art.

Quotes by Henry Moore

Bones and stones share a primal strength.

Book 1947

Innovation comes from revisiting the familiar.

Lecture 1964

My work is a dialogue between man and material.

Personal reflection 1951

The curve is more human than the straight line.

Interview 1939

Art heals the wounds of the soul.

Letter 1944

I seek the universal in the particular form.

Book 1973

Drawing is the honesty of art.

Speech 1959

Life's brevity urges the artist to create urgently.

Personal reflection 1986

Sculpture lives in the interplay of light and shadow.

Interview 1961

The reclining figure rests, yet speaks volumes.

Essay 1949

Collaboration with nature, not domination.

Book 1976

Every sculpture begins with a sketch in the mind.

Diary 1928

The artist's eye sees beyond the surface.

Lecture 1954

In stone, I find eternity's whisper.

Personal reflection 1982

War's horror fueled my search for peace in form.

Letter 1918

Art is the lie that tells the truth.

Interview 1969

The family group symbolizes society's core.

Essay 1946

Persistence is the sculptor's greatest tool.

Speech 1971

My forms evolve from within, not imposed from without.

Book 1936

The end of life brings reflection on the forms left behind.

Last words 1986