Lot Essay
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Henri Moore (1898-1986)
The reclining Figure
etchings, 1977/78, the set of eight and one on the titlepage, plates nos. 2, 3, 7 and 8 printed in colours, on Richard de Bas Auvergne wove paper, signed in pencil and numbered L7/25, from the edition published by the Louisiana Modern Art Museum, 1978 (next to the edition of 25 (G) published by Ganymed Original editions, next to 15 artist's proofs), inscribed in pencil with platenumber, with full margins, titlepage with etching signed in pencil and numbered L7/25, texts by Stephen Spender, index and justification numbered L7/25, the etchings in the set printed by Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris, the etching on the titlepage by M Basis, London; plates nos. 2, 3 and 6 with faint stains, plate no. 6 with minor surface dirt, few plates with soft paperwrippling mainly along the right edge, all plates with two tiny pinholes for printing purposes, few other minor defects, otherwise in very good condition; each plate in paperwrapper with embossed platenumber, few wrappers with stains, all loose in paperwrapper with the embossed artist's name, loose in original lightblue fiberpaper covered cardboard folding box, titled on frontcover and spine, with small stains, in brown cardboard box
S. 515 x 443 mm.; Text 442 x 342 mm. (9)
The reclining Figure
etchings, 1977/78, the set of eight and one on the titlepage, plates nos. 2, 3, 7 and 8 printed in colours, on Richard de Bas Auvergne wove paper, signed in pencil and numbered L7/25, from the edition published by the Louisiana Modern Art Museum, 1978 (next to the edition of 25 (G) published by Ganymed Original editions, next to 15 artist's proofs), inscribed in pencil with platenumber, with full margins, titlepage with etching signed in pencil and numbered L7/25, texts by Stephen Spender, index and justification numbered L7/25, the etchings in the set printed by Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris, the etching on the titlepage by M Basis, London; plates nos. 2, 3 and 6 with faint stains, plate no. 6 with minor surface dirt, few plates with soft paperwrippling mainly along the right edge, all plates with two tiny pinholes for printing purposes, few other minor defects, otherwise in very good condition; each plate in paperwrapper with embossed platenumber, few wrappers with stains, all loose in paperwrapper with the embossed artist's name, loose in original lightblue fiberpaper covered cardboard folding box, titled on frontcover and spine, with small stains, in brown cardboard box
S. 515 x 443 mm.; Text 442 x 342 mm. (9)