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Henry Moore
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Henry Moore
- Family Groups
- Signed Moore (lower right); inscribed Try this pose over again (upper left); indistinctly inscribed and signed Moore (on the verso)
- Watercolor, pencil, wax crayon, colored crayon and pen and ink on paper
- 9 by 6 3/4 in.
- 22.9 by 17.2 cm
Provenance
Leicester Galleries, London
The Earl of Drogheda, Ireland (and sold: Christie’s, London, April 18, 1969, lot 192)
Marlborough Fine Art, London (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above
The Earl of Drogheda, Ireland (and sold: Christie’s, London, April 18, 1969, lot 192)
Marlborough Fine Art, London (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
Waterville, Maine, Colby College Museum of Art, An Exhibition of Works of Art from the Collections of the Members of the Advisory Council for the Friends of Art at Colby, 1971, n.n.
Literature
Kenneth Clark, Henry Moore Drawings, London, 1974, illustrated pl. 227
Ann Garrould, Henry Moore Drawings, London, 1988, illustrated pl. 111
Ann Garrould, ed., Henry Moore Complete Drawings 1940-49, vol. 3, London, 1994, no. AG 43-44.25, illustrated p. 207
Ann Garrould, Henry Moore Drawings, London, 1988, illustrated pl. 111
Ann Garrould, ed., Henry Moore Complete Drawings 1940-49, vol. 3, London, 1994, no. AG 43-44.25, illustrated p. 207
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper. The work is T-hinged to the mat on upper corners on verso. The sheet is backed with very thin rice paper. The left edge is finely perforated having been removed from a sketchbook. The sheet might be slightly time darkened, but overall the work is in very good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.