Prints Part II

Property from the Petersburg Press Archives

Property from the Petersburg Press Archives Henry Moore 1898 - 1986 W.H. Auden, Auden Poems, Moore Lithographs (Cramer 243-265) each signed in pencil and numbered 26/75 the complete portfolio, comprising 18 lithographs on mould-made Hodgkinson paper with the WHA and HM watermarks, contained in the original lithographed folder and red cloth-covered portfolio box sheets: 25 ⅜ by 20 ⅜ in. 641 by 518 mm overall: 27 by 21 ⅞ by 1 in. 687 by 555 by 30 mm. Executed in 1973, this portfolio is number 26 from the edition 75 (there are also two book editions of 150 copies each plus ten artist's proofs), published by Petersburg Press. (18 prints)

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w.h. auden, auden poems, moore lithographs (cramer 243-265)

Henry MooreAnimal Head: Open MouthbronzeConceived in 1982, this example is number 6 from an edition of 9inscribed Moore 6/9 on the base&nbsp;9.5 by 12.4 by 7.3 cm. 3 3/4 by 4 7/8 by 2 7/8 in.

Animal Head: Open Mouth

Henry MooreHalf Figure Mother and ChildbronzeConceived in 1983, this example is number 3 from the edition of 9inscribed Moore 3/9 on the base11.7 by 8.6 by 7 cm. 4 5/8 by 3 3/8 by 7 in.

Half Figure Mother and Child

A limited <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> of this artistic rendition of the French translation of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Goethe&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goethe</a>'s unfinished play, with lithographs by renowned sculptor <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Henry%20Moore&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Henry Moore</a>.<ul><li>Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German).</li><li>Lithographs by Henry Moore (English).</li><li>Translated by Andre Gide.</li><li>[Paris]:&nbsp;Henri Jonquières / P. A. Nicaise,&nbsp;1950 (completed in 1951).</li><li>[2], 69 pages of loose folia.&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrated with 14 color lithographs.</li><li>Number 183 of 183.</li><li>Text in French.</li><li>Original brown pictorial wrapper, in original board clamshell box, with red lettering.</li></ul> Henry Moore created the lithographs for Prométhée at the height of his fame, as he began to take on more large-scale public works. Many of his illustrations feature a Dalí-esque stark landscape populated by abstracted epic figures, complimenting Goethe's retelling of the Greek creation myth — a fitting story to be executed by a sculptor.

Prométhée Limited First Edition

Henry MooreStanding Figure: Pointed Head&nbsp;number 6 from an edition of 9bronze Conceived in 1983 and cast in an edition of 9.

Standing Figure: Pointed Head

Henry MooreMother and Child on KneebronzeConceived in 1982, this example is number 4 from the edition of 9inscribed Moore 4/9 on the base&nbsp;15.6 by 11 by 5.5 cm. 6 1/8 by 4 3/8 by 2 1/8 in.

Mother with Child on Knee

Henry MooreSeated Figure on Log&nbsp;bronzeConceived in 1982, this example number 8 from an edition of 9inscribed Moore 8/9 NOACK BERLIN on the base16.3 by 6.7 by 5.2 cm. 6 3/8 by 2 5/8 by 2 in.

Seated Figure on Log

Henry MooreMother and Child: Fragmentbronze Conceived in 1956; this example is number 8 from an edition of 9.

Tree Figure

Henry MooreThree-Quarter Figure: Tubular basebronzeConceived in 1983, this example is number 3 from an edition of 9inscribed Moore 3/9 on the base&nbsp;18.5 by 7.2 by 7.2 cm. 7 1/4 by 2 7/8 by 2 7/8 in.

Three-Quarter Figure: Tubular Base

Henry MooreLeaf Figure No. 4bronze mounted on contemporary wood baseConceived in 1952, the present work is from the edition of 11.60.9 by 15 by 10.3 cm. 24 by 5 7/8 by 4 in.&nbsp;(including base)

Leaf Figure No.4

Henry MooreBonnet Figurebronze Conceived in 1982; this example is number 7 from an edition of 9.

Bonnet Figure

Henry MooreMaquette for Atom Piece&nbsp;bronzeConceived in 1964 and cast in 1970, the present work is number 12 from the edition of 12.signed Moore and numbered 12/12 (on the base)&nbsp;16.9 by 13.5 by 13.5 cm. 6 5/8 by 5 1/4 by 5 1/4 in. (including base)

Maquette for Atom Piece

Henry MooreLeaf Figure No. 3bronzeConceived in 1952, the present work is from the edition of 11.53.6 by 14.5 by 8.5 cm. 21 1/8 by 5 3/4 by 3 3/8 in. (including base)

Leaf Figure No.3

Henry MooreFat Torso&nbsp;bronzeConceived in 1981, this example is number 1 from the edition of 7inscribed Moore 1/7 on the base16.8 by 13.5 by 13.8 cm. 6 5/8 by 5 1/4 by 5 3/8 in.

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