HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Mother and Child
Details
HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Mother and Child
bronze with a brown patina
20 in. (50.8 cm.) high, excluding base
Conceived in 1953 and cast in an edition of 7, plus 2 artist's casts.
Mother and Child
bronze with a brown patina
20 in. (50.8 cm.) high, excluding base
Conceived in 1953 and cast in an edition of 7, plus 2 artist's casts.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist through the agency of Gustav Kahnweiler (1895-1989) in the 1950s, and by descent.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 30 April 1999, lot 137.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 24 June 2010, lot 354, where purchased by the present owner.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 30 April 1999, lot 137.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 24 June 2010, lot 354, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
H. Read (intro.), Henry Moore: Sculptures and Drawings Since 1948, Vol. 2, London, 1955, n.p., no. 41, another cast illustrated.
E. Neumann, The Archetypal World of Henry Moore, London, 1959, p. 117, pl. 91, another cast illustrated.
H. Read, Henry Moore: A Study of His Life and Work, London, 1965, p. 176, pl. 156, another cast illustrated.
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, p. 357, no. 469, another cast illustrated.
H. Moore, 'Henry Moore Talks About his Life as a Sculptor', Listener, 24 January 1974, p. 105, another cast, not traced.
F. Russoli and D. Mitchinson, Henry Moore Sculpture: With Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, p. 115, no. 227, another cast illustrated.
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1949-54, Vol. 2, London, 1986, p. 39, no. 315, pl. 83, another cast illustrated.
R. Berthoud, The Life of Henry Moore, London, 1987, n.p., no. 108, another cast illustrated.
P. McCaughey, Henry Moore and the Heroic: A Centenary Tribute, New Haven, Yale Center for British Art, 1999, n.p., no. 12, another cast illustrated.
E. Neumann, The Archetypal World of Henry Moore, London, 1959, p. 117, pl. 91, another cast illustrated.
H. Read, Henry Moore: A Study of His Life and Work, London, 1965, p. 176, pl. 156, another cast illustrated.
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, p. 357, no. 469, another cast illustrated.
H. Moore, 'Henry Moore Talks About his Life as a Sculptor', Listener, 24 January 1974, p. 105, another cast, not traced.
F. Russoli and D. Mitchinson, Henry Moore Sculpture: With Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, p. 115, no. 227, another cast illustrated.
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1949-54, Vol. 2, London, 1986, p. 39, no. 315, pl. 83, another cast illustrated.
R. Berthoud, The Life of Henry Moore, London, 1987, n.p., no. 108, another cast illustrated.
P. McCaughey, Henry Moore and the Heroic: A Centenary Tribute, New Haven, Yale Center for British Art, 1999, n.p., no. 12, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition
London, Leicester Galleries, New Bronzes by Henry Moore, February - March 1954, no. 5, another cast exhibited.
New York, Curt Valentin Gallery, Henry Moore, November - December 1954, no. 25, another cast exhibited.
Hamburg, British Council, Kunstverein, Henry Moore, May - July 1960, no. 28, another cast exhibited.
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Henry Moore: Sculpture 1950-1960, November - December 1960, no. 10, another cast exhibited.
Rome, British Council, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Henry Moore, Janurary - February 1961, no. 26, another cast exhibited.
London, Arts Council, Henry Moore: an exhibition of sculpture and drawings, February - March 1962, no. 21, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to York, City Art Gallery, March - April 1962; and Nottingham, The Castle, April - May 1962.
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Henry Moore to Gilbert & George: Modern British Art from the Tate Gallery, September - November 1973, no. 41, another cast exhibited.
London, Tate Gallery, The Henry Moore Gift, June - August 1978, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.
New York, Hofstra Museum, Hofstra University, Hempstead, Mother and Child: the Art of Henry Moore, September - November 1987, p. 60, no. 38, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to University Park, Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, December 1987 - January 1988; Philadelphia, Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, December 1987 - January 1988; and Baltimore, The Baltimore Art Museum, February - April 1988.
Paris, Didier Fine Arts, Henry Moore: Intime, April - July 1992, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.
Tokyo, Sezon Museum of Art, Henry Moore: Intime, September - November 1992, no. Fa-33, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, November 1992 - January 1993; Hiroshima, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, April - May 1993; and Oita, The Oita Prefectural Museum of Art, June - August 1993.
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Henry Moore 1898-1986, March - August 1998, no. 27, another cast exhibited, catalogue not traced.
Saint Paul de Vence, Fondation Maeght, Henry Moore: Rétrospective, July - November 2002, no. 116, another cast exhibited.
Mexico, Museo Dolores Olmedo, Henry Moore y México, June - October 2005, no. 40, another cast exhibited.
London, Hauser and Wirth, Henry Moore: Ideas For Sculpture, October - November 2008, no. 62, another cast exhibited.
London, Tate Britain, Henry Moore, February - August 2010, not numbered, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario; and Leeds, Leeds Art Gallery.
Norwich, City Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Relative Values: The Family in British Art, October 2011 - January 2012, another cast exhibited, this exhibition travelled to: Sheffield, Millennium Gallery, February - April 2012; and Newcastle upon Tyne, Laing Art Gallery, May - September 2012.
New York, Curt Valentin Gallery, Henry Moore, November - December 1954, no. 25, another cast exhibited.
Hamburg, British Council, Kunstverein, Henry Moore, May - July 1960, no. 28, another cast exhibited.
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Henry Moore: Sculpture 1950-1960, November - December 1960, no. 10, another cast exhibited.
Rome, British Council, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Henry Moore, Janurary - February 1961, no. 26, another cast exhibited.
London, Arts Council, Henry Moore: an exhibition of sculpture and drawings, February - March 1962, no. 21, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to York, City Art Gallery, March - April 1962; and Nottingham, The Castle, April - May 1962.
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Henry Moore to Gilbert & George: Modern British Art from the Tate Gallery, September - November 1973, no. 41, another cast exhibited.
London, Tate Gallery, The Henry Moore Gift, June - August 1978, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.
New York, Hofstra Museum, Hofstra University, Hempstead, Mother and Child: the Art of Henry Moore, September - November 1987, p. 60, no. 38, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to University Park, Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, December 1987 - January 1988; Philadelphia, Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, December 1987 - January 1988; and Baltimore, The Baltimore Art Museum, February - April 1988.
Paris, Didier Fine Arts, Henry Moore: Intime, April - July 1992, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.
Tokyo, Sezon Museum of Art, Henry Moore: Intime, September - November 1992, no. Fa-33, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, November 1992 - January 1993; Hiroshima, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, April - May 1993; and Oita, The Oita Prefectural Museum of Art, June - August 1993.
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Henry Moore 1898-1986, March - August 1998, no. 27, another cast exhibited, catalogue not traced.
Saint Paul de Vence, Fondation Maeght, Henry Moore: Rétrospective, July - November 2002, no. 116, another cast exhibited.
Mexico, Museo Dolores Olmedo, Henry Moore y México, June - October 2005, no. 40, another cast exhibited.
London, Hauser and Wirth, Henry Moore: Ideas For Sculpture, October - November 2008, no. 62, another cast exhibited.
London, Tate Britain, Henry Moore, February - August 2010, not numbered, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario; and Leeds, Leeds Art Gallery.
Norwich, City Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Relative Values: The Family in British Art, October 2011 - January 2012, another cast exhibited, this exhibition travelled to: Sheffield, Millennium Gallery, February - April 2012; and Newcastle upon Tyne, Laing Art Gallery, May - September 2012.
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