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The Henry Moore exhibition organised by Tate Britain, London in collaboration with Leeds Art Gallery brings together a collection of Moore’s stone sculptures, wood carvings, bronzes and drawings which have never been seen together before in the city and are unlikely to ever appear on show in Leeds again.

Already more than 100,000 people have taken the opportunity to see the collection of over 100 works by the Castleford-born artist on display in the city where he studied at Leeds School of Art, now Leeds College of Art.

The exhibition, at Leeds Art Gallery, the biggest seen at the gallery on The Headrow since the British Art Show in 1990, comes to an end on Sunday, June 12.

The display covers both the pre-war and post-war era concentrating on British loans as it challenges the familiar preconceptions about Henry Moore (1898-1986). It features works loaned from Tate Britain, the Henry Moore Foundation, private collections from around the country and pieces which have returned to the UK from the Art Gallery of Ontario in Canada where the show was previously on display.

Leeds City Council head of museums and galleries John Roles said: “The Henry Moore exhibition has proved hugely popular drawing in thousands of visitors to Leeds Art Gallery but if anyone has not yet taken the opportunity to see it or would like to see it again now is the time as it is nearly at an end.

“The exhibition showcases the amazing range of Moore’s work in a display which is unlikely to ever be seen together again in the city where his career began, so we hope as many people as possible make the most of this chance to see it for free in the few weeks the show has left.”

For more information visit www.leeds.gov.uk/artgallery