Lot Essay
The present work is one of several maquettes related to the façade of the Bouwcentrum in Rotterdam, commissioned by architect Joost Willemsen Cornelis Boks.
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BIRTH OF THE MODERN: THE ARNOLD AND JOAN SALTZMAN COLLECTION
HENRY MOORE (1898-1986)
Wall Relief: Maquette No. 2
Details
HENRY MOORE (1898-1986)
Wall Relief: Maquette No. 2
signed 'Moore' (on the right edge)
bronze with brown patina
17 x 22 1⁄8 in. (43 x 55.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1955
Wall Relief: Maquette No. 2
signed 'Moore' (on the right edge)
bronze with brown patina
17 x 22 1⁄8 in. (43 x 55.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1955
Provenance
Dominion Gallery, Montreal.
Mr. and Mrs. Phung, Vancouver.
Masterworks Fine Art, Inc., Oakland.
Private collection, Texas (acquired from the above, 2010); sale, Christie's, New York, 6 November 2013, lot 466.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owners.
Mr. and Mrs. Phung, Vancouver.
Masterworks Fine Art, Inc., Oakland.
Private collection, Texas (acquired from the above, 2010); sale, Christie's, New York, 6 November 2013, lot 466.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owners.
Literature
A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1955-1964, London, 1965, vol. III, p. 20, no. 366 (another cast illustrated, pl. 10b).
The Henry Moore Foundation, Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue, www.henry-moore.org, no. LH366 (accessed 20 September 2025; another cast illustrated in color).
The Henry Moore Foundation, Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue, www.henry-moore.org, no. LH366 (accessed 20 September 2025; another cast illustrated in color).
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