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Henry Moore
Henry Moore in his studio, mid-1960s; photo by Gisèle Freund.
Henry Moore began creating his series of reclining female figures in 1926. This motif became a major, recurring theme throughout his career, inspired in part by his fascination with the Mayan Chac Mool, a male reclining figure he encountered in Paris.1