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PROPERTY FROM A LONDON ESTATE
HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Leaf Figure No. 1
Details
HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Leaf Figure No. 1
bronze with a green and brown patina, on a slate base
9 5⁄8 in. (24.4 cm.) high, excluding base
Conceived in 1952 and cast in an edition of 9, plus an artist's cast.
Cast circa 1953 by Gaskin's Art Bronze Foundry, London.
Leaf Figure No. 1
bronze with a green and brown patina, on a slate base
9 5⁄8 in. (24.4 cm.) high, excluding base
Conceived in 1952 and cast in an edition of 9, plus an artist's cast.
Cast circa 1953 by Gaskin's Art Bronze Foundry, London.
Provenance
with Marlborough Fine Art, London, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
H. Read (intro.), Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings Since 1948, Vol. 2, London, 1955, n.p., no. 51, another cast illustrated.
W. Grohmann, The Art of Henry Moore, London, 1960, p. 8, no. 153, another cast illustrated.
I. Jianou, Henry Moore, Paris, 1968, p. 77, no. 302.
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, n.p., no. 435, another cast illustrated.
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1949-54, Vol. 2, London, 1986, pp. 42-43, no. 323, another cast illustrated.
W. Grohmann, The Art of Henry Moore, London, 1960, p. 8, no. 153, another cast illustrated.
I. Jianou, Henry Moore, Paris, 1968, p. 77, no. 302.
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, n.p., no. 435, another cast illustrated.
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1949-54, Vol. 2, London, 1986, pp. 42-43, no. 323, another cast illustrated.
Exhibited
Essen, British Council, Folkwang Museum, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1927-1959, January - March 1960, n.p., no. 30, another cast illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Hamburg, Kunstverein, May - July 1960; Zürich, Kunsthaus, September - October 1960; Munich, Haus der Kunst, November - December 1960; Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, January - February 1961; Paris, Musée Rodin, March - April 1961; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, June - July 1961; Berlin, Akademie der Kunst, July - September 1961; Vienna, Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, September - October 1961; and Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, December 1961 - January 1962.
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Henry Moore, November 1960 - January 1961, n.p., no. 7, another cast illustrated.
Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Henry Moore: Sculpture et Dessins, May - August 1977, p. 168, no. 68, another cast illustrated.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Henry Moore: 60 Years of His Art, May - September 1983, pp. 76-77, 123, exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated.
Paris, Didier Imbert Fine Arts, Henry Moore: Intime, April - July 1992, p. 81, exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Tokyo, Sezon Museum of Art, September - November 1992; Kitakyushu, Municipal Museum of Art, November 1992 - January 1993; Hiroshima, City Museum of Contemporary Art, April - May 1993; and Oita, Prefectural Museum of Art, June - August 1993.
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Henry Moore, November 1960 - January 1961, n.p., no. 7, another cast illustrated.
Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Henry Moore: Sculpture et Dessins, May - August 1977, p. 168, no. 68, another cast illustrated.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Henry Moore: 60 Years of His Art, May - September 1983, pp. 76-77, 123, exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated.
Paris, Didier Imbert Fine Arts, Henry Moore: Intime, April - July 1992, p. 81, exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated: this exhibition travelled to Tokyo, Sezon Museum of Art, September - November 1992; Kitakyushu, Municipal Museum of Art, November 1992 - January 1993; Hiroshima, City Museum of Contemporary Art, April - May 1993; and Oita, Prefectural Museum of Art, June - August 1993.
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