Henry Moore (1898-1986) is considered perhaps the 20th century's greatest sculptor; an artist whose artistic influence worldwide is all but inescapable. Here are two examples of his work.
Well, actually the bottom sculpture is Moore's. The top is the work not of the 20th century's greatest sculptor, but of almost certainly the greatest sculptor of the 50th century — B.C., that is — who is nameless (writing was yet to be developed in Old Europe and so we've no record of his name) but is conjectured to have lived in Hamangia, a Middle Neolithic culture in Dobruja (Romania - Old Europe).
Simply breathtaking, and just this side of believable.
(Our thanks to The New York Times for the Old Europe image.)
Breathtaking
Posted by A.C. Douglas on 01 December 2009 | Permalink