HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. | Figure Drawings

Acquired in the mid-1960s and thence by family descent to the previous owner
Their sale, Christie's London, 24th November 2016, lot 164, where acquired by the present owner

Alan Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore, Complete Drawings 1940-49, Vol. 3, Lund Humphries, London, 2001, p.259.

Unexamined out of frame. The work appears to be adhered to the backing board at the corners and is not fully laid down. The sheet undulates in places, in keeping with the Artist's materials. There are one or two tiny nicks to the extreme left edge, only visible upon very close inspection. There may be some possible staining at the extreme edges in line with a previous mount, and there is some minor time staining and light surface dirt in places to the sheet. This excepting, the work appears in excellent overall condition. The work is float mounted and held behind glass in a gilt painted carved wooden frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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The present work is from Moore's 1947-1949 sketchbook, later disbanded, and is recorded with the Henry Moore Foundation as HMF 2420a.