Lot 103
  • 103

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

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henry Moore, O.M., C.H.
  • Two Women
  • signed and dated 80
  • charcoal, pen, ink, watercolour, wash and gouache on paper
  • 20.5 by 24.5cm.; 8 by 9½in.

Provenance

Wildenstein & Co. Ltd, London, where acquired by Mrs Mary Edmonds, 1st December 1981
Bequeathed from the above to the present owner in 2003

Exhibited

London, Wildenstein & Co. Ltd, Henry Moore: Recent Drawings, 25th November - 31st December 1981, cat. no.43.

Literature

Ann Garrould (ed.), Henry Moore, Volume 5 Complete Drawings 1977-81, London, 1994, p.162, cat. no.AG 81.9, illustrated.

Condition

Not examined out of the frame, the sheet does not appear to be laid down. The sheet is slightly unevenly cut along the upper and right edges, in keeping with the Artist's materials. The lower and left edges are deckled. The sheet is cockled, most noticeably along the lower edge. Subject to the above the work is in very good overall condition, with strong fresh passages of medium. The work is float mounted and held within a moulded gesso frame and held under glass. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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