Henry Moore Rare Wooden Sculpture “Female Thinker”

A unique wooden sculpture by Henry Moore (1898–1986) that demonstrates the artist’s early experimentation with organic abstraction in a medium that is rarely connected to his well-known body of work.
Carved from rich reddish-brown hardwood, this thoughtful sitting female figure epitomizes Moore’s lifelong interest in the emotive potential of the human form. The polished surface and flowing curves respect the warmth and natural grain of wood, while her rounded, monolithic silhouette—head bowed, arms enveloping the torso—echoes themes of introspection and maternal protection found in his later bronzes. See the article along the pictures.