Lot Essay
This work is sold with a letter of authenticity from the Henry Moore Foundation dated 29 april 2003.
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Miner drilling in drift
Details
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Miner drilling in drift
signed and dated 'Moore 42' (lower left)
watercolour, wash, pen and ink, wax crayon, and pencil on paper
12 1/8 x 8 7/8in. (30.5 x 22.2cm.)
Executed in 1942
Miner drilling in drift
signed and dated 'Moore 42' (lower left)
watercolour, wash, pen and ink, wax crayon, and pencil on paper
12 1/8 x 8 7/8in. (30.5 x 22.2cm.)
Executed in 1942
Provenance
Roland, Browse and Delbanco, London.
Mrs. O. de Aris, Buenos Aires.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 13 December 1967, lot 192.
Brook Street Gallery, London, 1967.
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 11 May 1973, lot 156.
Galleria d'Arte Sant'Ambrogio, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1970s.
Mrs. O. de Aris, Buenos Aires.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 13 December 1967, lot 192.
Brook Street Gallery, London, 1967.
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 11 May 1973, lot 156.
Galleria d'Arte Sant'Ambrogio, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1970s.
Literature
A. Garrould (ed.), Henry Moore. Complete Drawings 1940-49, vol. III, no. AG42.107 (illustrated p. 143).
K. Clark, Henry Moore - Drawings, London, 1974 (illustrated p. 164).
K. Clark, Henry Moore - Drawings, London, 1974 (illustrated p. 164).
Special notice
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