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Henry Moore, O.M., C.H.
Estimate
20,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description
- Henry Moore OM, CH
- Mother and Child (C. 671-700)
- The complete portfolio comprising 30 etchings, 1983, title page signed in pencil, this copy numbered 4, from the edition of 65 (the total edition includes 15 hors commerce impressions), each sheet also signed in pencil and numbered 4/65
- overall: 71.6 by 60 by 8.5cm.; 28 1/4 by 23 5/8 by 3 3/8 in.
The complete portfolio, comprising 30 etchings, 22 printed in colours, 1983, each signed in pencil, inscribed with the plate number, numbered 4/65 (there were also 15 hors de commerce proofs), also signed in pencil on the title page, numbered 4 on the justification, loose (as issued), on Arches wove paper, with text, contained in the original paper wrappers and leather covered box, with the printer's blindstamp, James Collyer and John Crossly, London. published by Raymond Specer Company Ltd for the Henry Moore foundation, Much Hadham
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist by the present owner
Condition
With full margins, in 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
‘From very early on I have had an obsession with the Mother and Child theme. (…) I discovered when drawing, I could turn every little scribble, blot or smudge into a mother and Child. So that I was conditioned, as it were, to see it in everything. I suppose it could be explained as a "Mother" complex.’
(Henry Moore quoted in John Hedgecoe, Henry Moore, Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, London, 1968, p.61)