Draped Reclining Figure
Bronze sculpture by Henry Moore at Museum Ludwig – a reclining, drapery-clad woman, cast in 1952/53.
One of only three casts made from this model, the Cologne piece became municipal property and has since moved between several sites across the city.
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At a Glance
- Type
- Bronze sculpture by Henry Moore
- Subject
- reclining woman draped in cloth, resting on a narrow plinth with rounded corners
- Created
- 1952/53
- Dimensions
- 157 cm long, 102 cm high
- Edition
- second cast of three
- Collection
- Museum Ludwig, Cologne (inv. no. ML 76/SK 0223)
- Location
- Altstadt-Nord, Innenstadt district
Since its acquisition in 1954, the bronze sculpture wandered through at least five different locations in Cologne before ending up in the museum's storage depot by 2014.
The Sculpture
Henry Moore modeled this bronze between 1952 and 1953. It depicts a reclining woman whose body is covered by drapery, resting on a thin plinth with rounded corners. Only three casts of this model were ever produced, and the Cologne example bears the number two.
Provenance
The sculpture was acquired in 1954 by the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, purchased in London from the Marlborough Fine Art gallery. In 1976 it passed into the holdings of Museum Ludwig.
Changing Locations
After its acquisition, the figure was displayed at several sites around the city. For a time it stood in the Rheinpark in Deutz, before moving during the 1960s to the courtyard of the former Wallraf-Richartz-Museum on An der Rechtschule—since 1989 home to the Museum of Applied Arts (MAKK). In the 1980s it found a place on the forecourt by MAKK's main entrance.
At Museum Ludwig
At the south entrance of Museum Ludwig, above Kurt-Hackenberg-Platz, the Draped Reclining Figure remained until 2004, after which it moved into the inner entrance hall. A 2014 paper from the city's culture committee indicates that it was being kept in storage at the museum at that time.
Timeline
- 1952/53Sculpture created by Henry Moore
- 1954Acquired by the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in London
- 1976Transferred to Museum Ludwig
- 1989MAKK moves into building An der Rechtschule
- 2004Moved from south entrance to inner entrance hall
- 2014Document confirms location in museum storage
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