Henry Moore’s
Large Spindle Piece is inspired by
Michelangelo’s painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Standing at 3
metres high, the sculpture is now against the backdrop of the Grade I building
of St. Pancras Railway Station.
It was
installed and chosen as the piece not only for the complimentary backdrop with
the station building, but as a way to deter anyone from sitting on or climbing
the sculpture. The piece was previously stood at the British Council in the
Spring Gardens near Trafalgar Square from 1981 to 1996. It has since moved to
the Henry Moore Foundation at Perry Green and then the Yorkshire Sculpture
Park. It is on loan from the Henry Moore Foundation to the Network Rail for at
least 5 years.
Moore was inspired by a rough black pebble found in the fields around his home in Perry Green, Hertfordshire. Several versions were spawned with some found across the world in USA and Japan. The sculpture is made of bronze.
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