Henry Moore

Maquette for Reclining Figure: Umbilicus

Session begins in

May 16, 06:00 PM GMT

Estimate

80,000 - 120,000 USD

Bid

70,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from an Important Private Collection

Henry Moore

1898 - 1986

Maquette for Reclining Figure: Umbilicus

inscribed Moore and numbered 8/9

bronze

length: 8 ⅝ in. 21.9 cm.

Conceived in 1983 and cast in bronze by 1999 by the Fiorini Foundry, Fulham; this example is from an edition of 9 plus 1 artist’s proof.

This work is recorded in the archives of the Henry Moore Foundation.

Lillian Heidenberg Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the artist)

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Alan Bowness, ed., Henry Moore, Complete Sculpture, Sculpture 1980-86, vol. 6, London, 1988, no. 906, pp. 60-61, illustration of another cast