Holly Hickmore’s bronzes are marked by tactile restraint and emotional intelligence. Her work captures the horse through form, breath, and quiet attention rather than spectacle.
Working primarily in bronze, Hickmore creates equine sculptures that balance anatomical precision with a distinctly personal sense of presence. Her forms often inhabit the space between movement and stillness, where small shifts in posture and musculature carry emotional weight.
Her relationship to the equine subject is informed by classical training, but her work never feels academic. Instead, it feels intuitive and closely observed. The horse becomes both anatomical study and emotional conduit, embodying strength, sensitivity, and partnership through measured form.
What distinguishes Hickmore is the intimacy of her sculptural language. These works do not dominate a room. They enter it quietly, revealing depth through proximity and sustained viewing.
Medium - Sculpture || Materials - Bronze
Dimensions - Intimate to mid-scale works
Tactile bronze studies that bring emotional clarity and formal restraint into refined interiors.
Hickmore’s bronze practice reflects a strong classical foundation in structure and proportion, combined with a contemporary sensitivity to surface and gesture. Her process privileges transitional moments, allowing the material to retain warmth and responsiveness rather than rigidity.
These sculptures are best understood at close range, where detail, surface, and compositional balance become more apparent. They reward repeat looking and daily living. In person, their quiet authority becomes especially clear.
Classically trained at the Hungarian School of Art
Established British sculptor with a refined figurative sensibility
Strong integration into residential, equestrian, and private collection contexts
Distinctive balance of anatomy and emotional nuance
Particularly resonant for collectors seeking intimate, enduring sculpture
Private viewings are available by appointment to allow for a considered and uninterrupted experience with the work.