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Guerrero de Goslar

Goslar Warrior

Henry Moore
1977

Santa Cruz de Tenerife / Guerrero de Goslar

Description

Representation of a fallen warrior, lying down with his head at one end and his shield at his feet.
It was made by Henry Moore in 1977 to replace another piece of his that had been part of the First International Exhibition of Street Sculpture, held in Santa Cruz in 1973. Two of the casts are publicly exhibited; one in the gardens of the Imperial Palace of Goslar in Goslar, Germany, and another in Santa Cruz.

Information Sign

HENRY MOORE

"Guerrero de Goslar"

1977

Sculptor

Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (Castleford, Yorkshire, 1898 - Much Hadham, East Hertfordshire, 1986), English sculptor and artist (Wikipedia – The Henry Moore Foundation ).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, El Guerrero de Goslar.
Wikipedia Commons, International Exhibition of Outdoor Sculpture in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Henry Moore foundation, Henry Moore works in public.

Locatie (N 28°28'19" - W 16°15'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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