Using a worksheet to analyse and evaluate

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Draped Reclining Figure, 1952-53, Henry Moore

You can use a worksheet (like the one below) to analyse and evaluate a work of art. Look at this sculpture by Henry Moore, then try to answer the questions below.

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In this picture, I can see...

In the background, there is...

In the middle ground, I can see...

In the foreground, there are...

Overall, I can describe the artwork as...

The lines and shapes are...

The colours are...

I can also see textures and patterns that are...

I think the way the artist has made this artwork was by...

The first part the artist did was...

Then the artist...

Finally, the artist...

The picture makes me feel...

Before I started looking closely at this picture, I thought...

Now I have looked more closely, I think...