Putnam | 1968 | Pdf | Eng | 231 p | 37.5 MB
Among contemporary artists only Picasso is Henry Moore's equal in having gained and kept a popular, international reputation without allowing his art to lose those qualities that have made it exciting and moving.
John Russell's study, based on a deep knowledge of Moore's life, traces the development of his art through the vital influences of his life, from the years of boyhood play in the stone quarries of his native Yorkshire, his period as an art student in London, his crucial visit to Italy in 1924, and his encounter with primitive sculpture in Paris