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Lot 172
  • 172

Henry Moore

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • Henry Moore
  • Upright Motive: Maquette No. 5
  • Bronze
  • Height: 11 1/2 in.
  • 29.2 cm.
  • Conceived in 1955 and cast by Fiorini, London, in an edition of 9 plus one artist's proof.

Provenance

The artist
M. Knoedler & Co., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1969

Exhibited

New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Henry Moore, 1962, no. 12

Literature

Ionel Jianou, Henry Moore, New York, 1968, no. 366, illustrated p. 80
Alan Bowness, ed., Henry Moore Complete Sculpture, 1955-1964, vol. 3, London, 1986, no. 382, illustration of another cast p. 21

Condition

This bronze is mounted on a black wood base 3 7/8 by 2 7/8 by 3/4 inch tall. The bronze is in generally good condition with a variegated patina of green and light brown. There is some surface dirt and dust.
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