Lot 252
  • 252

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

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henry Moore OM, CH
  • MAQUETTE FOR A DRAPED RECLINING WOMAN
  • bronze
  • length (not including base): 17.8cm., 7in.

Provenance

Mr and Mrs Joel Starrels, Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago (a gift from the above in 1960; sale: Christie's, New York, 7th November 2007, lot 495)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Chicago, Renaissance Society, Chicago's Homage to Henry Moore, 1967

Literature

Alan Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore, Complete Sculpture, 1955-64, London, 1986, vol. III, no 429, illustration of another cast p. 34

John Hedgecoe, A Monumental Vision. The Sculpture of Henry Moore, London, 1998, no. 392, illustration of another cast p. 223

Condition

This work is in very good condition. The patina is a rich golden brown and looks to be on the aritst's original stained wooden base. The figure's right arm shows minor handling wear. The surface is slightly dirty and the base shows minor nicks. Otherwise in very good condition.
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