Nicolas Moreton (born in 1961 in

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, Hertfordshire) is a British artist. Predominantly a stone carver, two of his sculptures are in permanent public locations in

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. A National Stone Carving residency around four English cathedrals during 2004 and 2005 visited

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, and

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and Moreton was in conversation with Brian Sewell in the

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series on Divine Art about the residency at Gloucester Cathedral.

Public works

The Conversation (1995)
commissioned by Hermes Properties, sited at New City Square, Milton Keynes, Kilkenny Limestone, Bronze and Gold Leaf.
The Meeting (1995)
in Birds Eye Derbyshire Fossil limestone and bronze; both are situated in New City Square, Milton Keynes, Kilkenny Limestone.
The Eye and the Needle (2010)
granite, cor-ten steel and electrical light; Mythholmroyd Market Square, Calderdale.

Portrait of Moreton

Moreton agreed to sit for

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in Northamptonshire during 2006. A terracotta head exists.

References

External links

Illustrated web archiveAssociate of Royal British Society of Sculptors
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moreton, Nicolas British sculptors British male sculptors 1961 births Living people