The Whale of Whales: Moore's Reclining Figure

In 1965, Henry Moore, a renowned artist, graced New York City's Lincoln Centre with his sculpture, Moore's Reclining Figure. Valued at a wallet-aching $225,000, this hulking giant towers 16 feet high and stretches a sizeable 30 feet. Its lineage stems from a gnarled old man found in the Lake District, whose bumpy head caught Moore's eye. The Lincoln Centre architect desired a sculpture that loomed over the reflecting pool, as broad as a cricket pitch. Upon visiting the site, Moore quipped, 'A fine fit for an old man stone I'd soak my toes in!'

In his studio, Moore crafted two plaster models, chiseling them to size. Once matured, he planned to enlarge them, casting them in bronze. Eight decades later, the Reclining Figure still overlooks Lincoln Centre's reflecting pool, while a sibling resides at Charing Cross Hospital. However, the grandest specimen rests in Henry Moore's Hertfordshire estate, holding court by itself.

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