Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Henry Moore (1898-1986)

Maquette for Reclining Figure

Details
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Maquette for Reclining Figure
bronze with brown patina
Height: 4 in. (10.2 cm.)
Width: 8½ in. (21.5 cm.)
Depth: 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1938 and cast circa 1950
Provenance
Leicester Galleries, London.
Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd., London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, March 1976.
Literature
W. Grohmann, The Art of Henry Moore, London, 1960, p. 6, no. 25 (another version illustrated).
Forte di Belvedere, Henry Moore, Florence, 1972, p. 124, no. 35 (another cast illustrated).
Columbus Museum of Art, Henry Moore: The Reclining Figure, Columbus, 1984, p. 37, no. 10 (another cast illustrated).
D. Sylvester, ed., Henry Moore Sculpture 1921-48, London, 1988, vol. 1, p. 11, no. 185 (illustrated of large carved wood version, pp. 120-121).
Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Henry Moore: Liegende, 1999, p. 97 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibited
Florence, Forte di Belvedere, Henry Moore, May-September 1972, no. 35.
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Henry Moore, April 1976.
Sale room notice
Please note the following additional information:
PROVENANCE:
Leicester Galleries, London.
Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd., London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, March 1976.

EXHIBITED:
Florence, Forte di Belvedere, Henry Moore, May-September 1972, no. 35.

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