Henry Moore
Stringed Figure
signed Moore and numbered 2/8 (on the base)
bronze and string
17.2 by 5 by 5 cm. 6 3/4 by 2 by 2 in. (including base)
Conceived in 1938, the present work is number 2 from the edition of 8.
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Details
signed Moore and numbered 2/8 (on the base)
17.2 by 5 by 5 cm. 6 3/4 by 2 by 2 in. (including base)
Provenance
Ogura Jewel Industry Co. Ltd., Tokyo
Private Collection, Asia
Exhibition
Sotheby’s Tokyo, Ogura Collection: Henry Moore Sculptures Exhibition, 31 January - 14 February 1998
Sotheby's Seoul, SIGNIEL, Intimate Forms: The Small-Scale Sculptures of Henry Moore, 1 - 7 September 2025
Sotheby's Hong Kong, Intimate Forms: The Small-Scale Sculptures of Henry Moore, 15 January - 2 February 2026
Literature
Alan Bowness, (ed.), Henry Moore Complete Sculpture, 1921-48, vol. I, London, 1988, no. 190, larger wood version illustrated p. 127
日經 Nikkei Art, top right: "Surrounded by Henry Moore's rustic maquettes", February 1998, p. 58
Aera PR: Pocket Information, AERA, 2 February 1998, lower middle "Art: Exhibitions: Henry Moore Exhibition 100th Anniversary", 太陽 The Sun, No. 447, February 1998, p. 191