Lot Essay
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Property of the
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART CORPORATION
From the Estate of Nina Bunshaft
Sold to Benefit the Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Fund for Acquisitions
in the Department of Paintings and Sculpture
Property of the Museum of Modern Art Corporation
Details
Property of the Museum of Modern Art Corporation
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Three Rings
rosa aurora marble
Length: 39 3/8 in. (100 cm.)
Executed in 1966; unique
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Three Rings
rosa aurora marble
Length: 39 3/8 in. (100 cm.)
Executed in 1966; unique
Provenance
Gordon Bunshaft, New York (acquired from the artist on March 17, 1967 and presented to Nina Bunshaft on the occasion of their wedding anniversary, Dec. 2, 1967)
Literature
J. Hedgecoe and H. Moore, Henry Moore, New York, 1968, p. 495 (illustrated)
R. Melville, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, p. 366 (illustrated, pls. 710 and 711)
ed. A. Bowness, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, London, 1977, vol. 4 (1964-73), p. 44, no. 548 (illustrated, p. 45 and pls. 40-41)
ed. D. Mitchinson, Henry Moore Sculpture, with comments by the artist, London, 1981, p. 186 (illustrated, pls. 396-398)
R. Melville, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, p. 366 (illustrated, pls. 710 and 711)
ed. A. Bowness, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, London, 1977, vol. 4 (1964-73), p. 44, no. 548 (illustrated, p. 45 and pls. 40-41)
ed. D. Mitchinson, Henry Moore Sculpture, with comments by the artist, London, 1981, p. 186 (illustrated, pls. 396-398)