Henry Moore, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Henry Moore, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)

Maquette for Strapwork Head

Details
Henry Moore, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Maquette for Strapwork Head
signed and numbered 'Moore 6/9' (on the back of the neck)
bronze with a brown patina
3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) high, excluding black base
Conceived in 1950 in lead, and cast in bronze in 1972.
Provenance
Private collection, Canada.
Literature
D. Mitchinson (ed.), Henry Moore: with comments by the artist, London, 1981, pp. 106, 311, no. 203, another cast illustrated.
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1949-54, Vol. 2, London, 1986, p. 31, no. 289a, pls. 34-35, another cast illustrated.
S. Compton, Henry Moore: Catalogue of the Royal Academy Exhibition, London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1988, p. 226, no. 112, lead version illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Henry Moore: Sculpture from the 40s and 50s, London, Waddington Galleries, 1995, pp. 14-15, no. 5, lead version illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Henry Moore: War and Utility, London, Imperial War Museum, 2006, p. 51, no. 22, another cast illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy of Arts, Henry Moore: Catalogue of the Royal Academy Exhibition, September - December 1988, no. 112, lead version exhibited.
London, Waddington Galleries, Henry Moore: Sculpture from the 40s and 50s, May - June 1995, no. 5, lead version exhibited.
London, Imperial War Museum, Henry Moore: War and Utility, September 2006 - February 2007, no. 22, another cast exhibited.

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