HENRY MOORE (1898-1986)

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HENRY MOORE (1898-1986)

Reclining Figure

screenprint in colors, 1949, on linen, signed and dated in black ink at the bottom right, presumably from the edition of 30, published by Zika Ascher, occasional unobtrusive staining showing mostly at the edges, some very soft creasing, other very minor defects, attached to a wooden stretcher, unglazed
72 x 101 1/2in. (1829 x 2579mm.)

Lot Essay

The textile designer, Zika Ascher, commissioned Moore to produce this monumental color silkscreen along with one other in editions of only 30 each. Henry Matisse was another well-known printmaker who worked in textiles with Ascher.