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HENRY MOORE | Trees Against Horizon: Autumn Storm
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Henry Moore
- Trees Against Horizon: Autumn Storm
- signed Moore (lower left); inscribed Autumn Storm on the verso
- watercolour, charcoal, crayon and pen and ink on paper
- 20.3 by 33.9cm., 8 by 13 3/8 in.
- Executed in 1981.
Provenance
Henry Moore Foundation, United Kingdom
Sale: Van Ham Kunstauktion, Cologne, 27th May 2008, lot 224
Private Collection, Europe
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014
Sale: Van Ham Kunstauktion, Cologne, 27th May 2008, lot 224
Private Collection, Europe
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014
Literature
Anne Garrould (ed.), Henry Moore. Complete Drawings 1977-1981, London, 1994, vol. V, no. AG 81.299, illustrated p. 228
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, taped to the mount at all four corners and floating in the mount. The upper edge is slightly unevenly cut. The sheet is gently undulating consistent with the media used. This work appears to be in very good overall 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."