Three Standing Figures, Stone sculpture in Battersea Park, United Kingdom.
Three Standing Figures is a stone sculpture showing three female figures arranged in a semi-circular formation. One figure stands apart while the other two are positioned close together.
Henry Moore created this stone sculpture in 1948 during Britain's post-war period. The work drew inspiration from his earlier Shelter Drawings made during World War II.
The sculpture shows Moore's way of bringing classical forms into modern expression. The three figures reflect human relationships as they existed in the post-war period and how people exist together in space and form.
The sculpture stands in Battersea Park in the London Borough of Wandsworth and can be reached from multiple park entrances. The best way to visit is to walk through the park and discover it in its natural setting among trees and open spaces.
The left figure shows naturalistic facial features and wears draped cloth while the other two figures remain deliberately abstract. This contrast between realism and abstraction within a single work makes it an interesting example of Moore's artistic experimentation.
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