Henry Moore
"Working Model for Mother and Child: Hood," Executed in 1982
Bronze, light brown patina
edition 1/9
30 in. high ( 76.2 cm )
Inscribed 'Moore', numbered '1/9' and with the foundry mark 'H. Noack Berlin'
| Provenance: Weintraub Gallery, New York, Private Collector Exhibitions: James Goodman Gallery, New York, Henry Moore, 1985 San Diego Museum of Art, on extended loan (1987-2003) Literature: David Mitchinson, Moore, The New Work: Working Models, Maquettes, Reliefs, Drawings, Etchings, Lithographs, New York, 1983, illustration of another cast on the cover. Alan Bowness, ed. Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1980-86, vol. 6, London, 1988, no. 850, illustrations of another cast p. 49 & pl. 98. Henry Moore: The Human Dimension (exhibition catalogue), London, 1991, no. 114, illustration of another cast p. 137. |
"Reclining Figure" 1938
8 ½ inches, Bronze
Conceived in 1938 & cast in an edition of 7 plus one artist’s proof Seven casts: not recorded; one cast: Fiorino, London C. 1972
LH 185
Provenance: Acquired by the family of the present owner in the 1960’s
Literature: David Sylvester, ed., Henry Moore, Complete Sculpture, Sculpture 1921-48, volume I,
London, 1957, number 185, illustration of the monumental version in wood pp. 120-124
"Six Reclining Figures"
Lithograph Ed. 71/99
Signed lower right
15 X 19 7/8 inches
"Woman Reading"Bronze
5 1/8 inches
Inscribed Moore Conceived in terracotta in 1946 and cast in bronze between 1972 and 1977 in an
edition of 7 plus 1 artist’s proof.
This work is recorded in the archives of the Henry Moore Foundation Provenance:
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York
Private Collection, USA (acquired from the above in 1975)
Lillian Heidenberg Fine Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited:
London, Waddington Galleries, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, 2006
Literature:
David Sylvester, ed., Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, 1921-1948, Vol. I, London,
1969, no. 264, terracotta catalogued p. 16
"Reclining Figure Piranesi Background III"1979
Etching 9 7/8 X 11 1/8 inches
Ed. 13/50
Signed lower right
"Reclining Figure"1945
Bronze 5 inches
Edition 6 + 2
Ed. Number 4/6
Cast: Hermann Noack, Berlin, 1962
LH 245
Provenance:
Private Collection, Japan
Private Collection, Tokyo
Waddington Galleries, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature:
Alan Bowness & Herbert Read, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1948, vol. I,
London, 1957, terracotta version listed no. 245
"Reclining Figure Piranesi Background III" 1979
Etching 9 7/8 X 11 1/8 inches
Ed. 13/50
Signed lower right
"Reclining Figure"1978
Etching 7 ½ X 10 1/8 inches
Signed & numbered L 23/25 in pencil, lower margin
Printed by Lacouriere and Frelaut, Paris.
Published by Louisiana Museum, Denmark.
Cramer 471