Henry Moore

Tower Hamlets, Borough of Bromley, East End London - In light of discussions with the Art Fund, the ownership of Henry Moore’s Draped Seated Woman is now in dispute.

Last October, Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman announced his decision to sell the sculpture after 'unprecedented' budget cuts. {see AK Files: 9 November 2012}.

Art collectors of ArtKabinett social network were dismayed to learn of this important and historic artwork leaving the public sphere.

Despite recent requests, the Tower Hamlets mayor has failed to provide proof of Council ownership.

Lawyers acting for the greater London Borough of Bromley, the Art Fund, and others now say that new research shows Tower Hamlets Council’s claim over ownership is incorrect, and the sale of Old Flo cannot go ahead.

Tower Hamlets, London - A cross-party committee has raised serious concerns this week about the ‘inadequate’ process undertaken when a sculpture by the British Modernist artist Henry Moore was put up for auction by the council of this working class borough.

Art collectors of ArtKabinett social network are always dismayed when public art exits the public eye.

Mayor, Lutfur Rahman, defied over one and a half thousand petitioners who called on him not to sell the Henry Moore Sculpture, 'Draped Seated Woman'.

The Mayor refused to withdraw his decision to put the much loved piece up for auction, even though a cross party scrutiny committee had found real flaws in the process undertaken to draw up the report.

A bronze sculpture by Castleford’s best known artist has been removed from its plinth after more than 30 years in situ to protect it from scrap metal thieves.

Art collectors of ArtKabinett social network have been dismayed at the vulnerability of public artworks, as scrap metal prices escalate.

Henry Moore's 'Reclining Figure' was donated in 1980 to Castleford, the town where he was born in 1898. Until now, it has resided in front of its Civic Centre.

The Civic Centre was designed by Derek Goad and officially opened a decade earlier in 1970. It is a fine example of 'Brutalist Architecture', an optimistic looking building that is situated in a pleasant and bright surroundings.