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The search bar at the top of each page allows you to search for a word or phrase across all works of art, exhibitions and publications currently online. To search for a phrase, simply surround your query with "quotation marks". Please note, even if you search within a collection of artworks, the simple search will return results from the entire catalogue.

The advanced search page allows you to add more detail to your query, including limiting your search to a date range, medium, or works from the Foundation's collection. This search can be reached by clicking 'advanced search' next to the simple search bar.

‘Filters’ allow you to further refine your search results and can be found to the left of the screen once you have executed your query.

The catalogue numbers used for our online project are the same as those previously published in the catalogue raisonnés of sculpture, drawings and graphics. These volumes were ordered more or less chronologically (although certain related groups of works have been listed together for general convenience). Catalogue numbers for each type of media begin with a different prefix: LH for sculpture, HMF for drawings and CGM for graphics. Catalogue numbers generally ascend consecutively, following the chronological sequence of the work. For sculpture, therefore, maquettes and working models precede the definitive stage of the work. Works discovered after publication of the catalogue raisonnés have been assigned a number, followed by a letter (e.g. 120a) to enable them to be chronologically situated within the correct catalogue. New discoveries will continue to be recorded in this way. Bronze casts within the same edition are all recorded under the same ‘LH’ number. When known, cast numbers form part of the catalogue number: E.g. LH 596 cast 1. In cases where the cast number is not known, catalogue numbers may include a letter, or a combination of letters and numbers. These are simply unique identifiers to enable us to record the work, and do not have any additional meaning.

Are all of Henry Moore's artworks published here

A: No, but we hope to achieve this soon. The Henry Moore Foundation Collection is accessible online and covers all areas of the artist's practice.

Why are there exhibitions listed from 1924 and 2017 but not from the 1960s

A: On our previous website we listed exhibitions of Moore’s work organised by the Foundation from 2004. We wanted to keep this information accessible and so have carried it over to our new website. We are also keen to tell you about current exhibitions which include the work of Henry Moore so this information is also kept up-to-date. As part of our catalogue raisonné project we have added exhibition information from the earliest decades of Moore’s career. This has resulted in a gap in the online exhibitions history between the 1930s and 2004. As further information is added to the database this gap will continue to close.

Who do I contact if I own a work by Henry Moore

A: If you have a work by Henry Moore you would like to tell us about, or if you would like us to conduct further research into a work you believe may have been made by the artist, please see details of our Review Panel

Can I use the images published here in my book/newspaper/website/film/etc

A: Please contact the Henry Moore Image Archive if you wish to publish an image of a Henry Moore artwork.

Please contact us if you have any further questions.