Lot Essay
The present work is a model for a larger version of a sundial, which was commissioned from Moore by Gavin Astor for the new 'Times' building, London, in 1966.
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Working Model for Sundial
Details
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Working Model for Sundial
inscribed with the signature 'Moore' and stamped with the foundry mark 'H. NOACK BERLIN'
bronze with gold patina
21 1/2in. (54.5cm.) high
Cast in 1965 in an edition of twenty-one
Working Model for Sundial
inscribed with the signature 'Moore' and stamped with the foundry mark 'H. NOACK BERLIN'
bronze with gold patina
21 1/2in. (54.5cm.) high
Cast in 1965 in an edition of twenty-one
Literature
ed. A. Bowness, Henry Moore Sculpture and Drawings, vol. 4, Sculpture 1964-73, London 1977, no. 527, p. 40 (another cast illustrated).
ed. D. Mitchinson, With Henry Moore, London 1978, pp. 27 & 84 (another cast illustrated).
ed. D. Mitchinson, Celebrating Moore, London 1998, no. 207, p. 280 (another cast illustrated in colour).
ed. D. Mitchinson, With Henry Moore, London 1978, pp. 27 & 84 (another cast illustrated).
ed. D. Mitchinson, Celebrating Moore, London 1998, no. 207, p. 280 (another cast illustrated in colour).