Tax exempt.

Property of the Anglo-American Contemporary Dance Foundation, sold to benefit the Robin Howard Foundation and the Robin Howard Fund at the American Dance Festival

Henry Moore (1898-1986)

Standing Woman

Details

Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Standing Woman
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'Moore 4/9 NOACK BERLIN' (on the back of the base)
bronze with brown patina
8½ x 2 x 2 in. (21.6 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1981

Provenance

Acquired from the artist, May 1982.

Literature

A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore, Sculpture 1980-86, London, 1999, vol. 6, p. 49, no. 843 (another cast illustrated, p. 48).

Special notice

Tax exempt.

Lot Essay

Standing Woman was presented by the artist to The Anglo American Contemporary Dance Foundation in May 1982 to raise funds in support of contemporary dance. The Foundation was established to encourage transatlantic cultural exchanges and in particular, for the support of the activities of the late Robin Howard, a pioneer of contemporary dance.

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