Lot 320
  • 320

Henry Moore, O.M., C.H.

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Henry Moore OM, CH
  • RECLINING FIGURE
  • inscribed Moore, numbered 2/7 and stamped with the foundry mark Noack Berlin

  • bronze
  • length: 12.7cm., 5in.

Provenance

Private Collection, USA (sale: Sotheby's, New York, 7th May 2003, lot 339)
Private Collection, Amsterdam (purchased at the above sale)
Private Collection, Europe 

Literature

David Sylvester (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1921-1948, London, 1957, vol. I, no. 193, illustration of the lead cast p. 116

Condition

Reddish gold patina. There is a small scratch to the patina behind the figure's head. Apart from some minor surface dirt and some very small losses to the corners of the marble base, this work is in good condition.
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