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Details
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Maquette for Oblong Composition
signed and numbered on the bottom 'Moore 1/9'--signed and numbered again on the back of the base 'Moore 1/9'--bronze with brown and green patina
Length: 5½in. (14cm.)
Original version executed in 1970; this bronze version cast in 1974, number one in an edition of nine
Maquette for Oblong Composition
signed and numbered on the bottom 'Moore 1/9'--signed and numbered again on the back of the base 'Moore 1/9'--bronze with brown and green patina
Length: 5½in. (14cm.)
Original version executed in 1970; this bronze version cast in 1974, number one in an edition of nine
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bunshaft (acquired from the artist, 1974)
Literature
ed. A. Bowness, Henry Moore, Sculpture and drawings, London, 1977, vol. 4 (1964-73), no. 619 (another cast illustrated, p. 61)