Lot Essay
This drawing is recorded under No. 2272 in the Henry Moore Archives.
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Mother Preparing Child for Bath
Details
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Mother Preparing Child for Bath
signed and dated 'Moore 44' (lower right)
watercolor, colored wax crayons, pen and black ink over pencil on paper
17 x 21 in. (43 x 53.5 cm.)
Drawn in 1944
Mother Preparing Child for Bath
signed and dated 'Moore 44' (lower right)
watercolor, colored wax crayons, pen and black ink over pencil on paper
17 x 21 in. (43 x 53.5 cm.)
Drawn in 1944
Provenance
Sir Kenneth Clark, London (acquired from the artist).
The Lefevre Gallery, London.
Galerie Maeght, New York.
Rothschild Fine Arts, New York.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 17 May 1985, lot 171.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
The Lefevre Gallery, London.
Galerie Maeght, New York.
Rothschild Fine Arts, New York.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 17 May 1985, lot 171.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
R. Melville, Henry Moore Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, p. 352, no. 328 (illustrated).
Sir K. Clark, Henry Moore Drawings, London, 1974, p. 324, no. 223 (illustrated).
A. Garrould, Henry Moore Drawings, New York, 1988, p. 258, no. 116 (illustrated, p. 112).
Sir K. Clark, Henry Moore Drawings, London, 1974, p. 324, no. 223 (illustrated).
A. Garrould, Henry Moore Drawings, New York, 1988, p. 258, no. 116 (illustrated, p. 112).
Exhibited
London, Leicester Galleries, Henry Moore: Exhibition of Works, October 1946, no. 52.
Venice, XXIV esposizione internationale d'arte (Biennale de Venezia), May-September 1948, no. 62 in the British pavilion.
London, The Arts Council of Great Britain, Thirty Contemporary Paintings, 1954, no. 19.
London, The Lefevre Gallery, Small Bronzes and Drawings by Henry Moore, November-December 1972, p. 100, no. 49 (illustrated, p. 101).
Venice, XXIV esposizione internationale d'arte (Biennale de Venezia), May-September 1948, no. 62 in the British pavilion.
London, The Arts Council of Great Britain, Thirty Contemporary Paintings, 1954, no. 19.
London, The Lefevre Gallery, Small Bronzes and Drawings by Henry Moore, November-December 1972, p. 100, no. 49 (illustrated, p. 101).