Henry Moore (1898-1986)

Bird

Details
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Bird
bronze with green patina
Length: 15in. (38.2cm.)
Executed in 1959; number three in an edition of 12
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Art, London (acquired by the present owner, 1960)
Literature
ed. D. Mitchinson, Henry Moore, Sculpture, with Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, no. 310 (another cast illustrated, p. 149)
W.J. Strachan, Henry Moore, Animals, London, 1983, no. 23 (another cast illustrated, p. 45)
ed. A. Bowness, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, London, 1986, vol. 3 (1955-64; revised edition), no. 445 (another cast illustrated, pl. 78)