Maquette for "Atom Piece"

1964, cast 1970 · Sculpture

Can I see it?

Not on view at present

Where is “Maquette for "Atom Piece"” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 10 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

On the map Museum page

Details

Accession number: 1991.55.1

What it shows

Non-representational

In the catalog

Sculpture Bronze Post-war art 20th century British

Sources

National Gallery of Art
Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder

In the life of Henry Moore

The whole life

1940–1986
A bomb in Hampstead: the move to Hoglands
In September 1940 bomb shrapnel hit the Moores’ Hampstead home and they left London for Hoglands, a farmhouse in the hamlet of Perry Green near Much Hadham in Hertfordshire. It remained Moore’s home and workshop for the rest of his life; though he grew wealthy he never felt the need to move to larger premises.
28 June 1964 – 6 October 1964
Exhibition: Documenta III
1968 · Award
Erasmus Prize
1971–1974
A gift to Toronto: the Henry Moore Sculpture Centre
In 1974 the Henry Moore Sculpture Centre opened at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, the world’s largest public collection of Moore’s work, most of it donated by him between 1971 and 1974.
summer 1972
An exhibition at the Forte di Belvedere, Florence
In the summer of 1972 a major retrospective of Moore’s work was held in the grounds of the Forte di Belvedere overlooking Florence, one of several large shows held around the world in the last three decades of his life.
1972–1977
The Henry Moore Trust and Foundation
As his wealth grew Moore worried about his legacy, and with the help of his daughter Mary set up the Henry Moore Trust in 1972 to protect his estate from death duties. By 1977 he was paying nearly a million pounds a year in income tax and established the Henry Moore Foundation as a charity, with Irina and Mary as trustees, to encourage public appreciation of the visual arts and especially of his own work.