Henry Moore (1898- 1986)

Maquette For large Torso: Arch

Details

Henry Moore (1898- 1986)
Maquette For large Torso: Arch
signed and numbered 'Moore 9/9' (on the back of the base)
bronze with brown patina
4¼ x 3¼ x 2¾ in. (11 x 8.2 x 7 cm.)
Executed in 1962; this sculpture was cast in 1971 by the Fiorini Foundry, London.

Provenance

Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 20 March 1996, lot 259.
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.

Literature

A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore Sculpture and Drawings, London, 1977, vol. 4, p. 35, no. 503a, (another cast illustrated).

Sale room notice

This sculpture was cast in 1971 by the Fiorini Foundry, London.

Lot Essay

This is the maquette for The Arch (height: 610 cm.) cast in bronze between 1963 and 1969. Moore executed a carving of this work in travertine marble between 1979 and 1980 (height: 610 cm.) cast in bronze between 1979 and 1980 (height: 580 cm.) which is now in Kensington Gardens, London.

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