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Henry
Moore RA
1831 -1895
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Henry Moore was born in York 1831, the second of thirteen sons of William Moore (1790-1851), and his wife Sarah, nee Collingham. He was educated in York, and received tuition in art from his father, before entering the RA Schools in 1853. He also exhibited at the Academy from that date. He did not, however, exhibit exclusively at the RA, but also exhibited at the Portland Gallery from 1855 to 1860, at the Dudley Gallery, and in later life at the New Gallery. Henry Moore became an Associate of the Old Water-colour Society in 1876, and a full member in 1880. He was elected ARA in 1885, and a full Academician in 1893, at the age of sixty-two. Moore was a straightforward Yorkshireman and his lack of personal tact is likely to have been the cause of this rather late official recognition of his talent and standing. Early in his artistic career Moore painted mainly landscapes, but from about 1870 onwards specialised in seascapes. He was regarded as the leading English marine painter of his time. Moore’s knowledge of wave formation was unrivalled, and was gained by much first-hand study, involving both discomfort and, on occasion danger. His seascapes were mainly painted in the English Channel. Henry Moore’s picture “The Clearness after Rain” won him the Grand Prix at the Paris Exhibition of 1889. He was also invested with the Legion d’ Honeur. Moore was a master-colourist, and the French referred to his vivid blues as “Moore Bleau.”
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