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Lot 413
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Henry Moore

Estimate
35,000 - 55,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henry Moore
  • Three standing figures
  • inscribed Moore, stamped 3/7 on the base and titled on the underside
  • bronze
  • height (including base): 23cm., 9 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the father of the present owner

Literature

Munich, Galerie Ruf, Henry Moore (1898), Skulpturen, Zeichungen, Grafiken (exhibition catalogue), 1983-4, no. 46, illustration of another cast in colour
Angela Dyer (ed.), Henry Moore: The Human Dimension, London, 1991, illustration of another cast p. 127
Alan Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore, The Complete Sculpture, vol. V, London, 1994, no. 715, illustration of another cast n.p.
John Hedgecoe (ed.), A Monumental Vision, The Sculpture of Henry Moore, London, 1998, no. 608, illustration of another cast p. 238

Condition

Attractive mottled green patina. Apart from some minor wear around the edge of the base and to the extremities of the figures, consistent with age and handling, this work is in overall very good condition.
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