Lot 256
  • 256

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

Estimate
35,000 - 55,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henry Moore OM, CH
  • HEAD: CYCLOPS
  • inscribed Moore and numbered 9/9

  • bronze
  • height (including base): 20.3cm., 8in.

Provenance

Estate of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Braman, New York

Exhibited

Paris, Musee Bourdelle, Henry Moore et la Mythologie, 2007-08, no. 133, illustrated in colour in the catalogue

Literature

Alan Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, Sculpture 1956-64, London, 1986, vol. III, no. 507, illustration of another cast p. 58

Condition

Golden brown patina and presented on the artists own bronze base. There is minor surface dirt and there are tiny flecks of white paint scattered over the surface. Some minor oxidation is visible on the interior. A few nicks and scratches. Otherwise this work is in very good condition. Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
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