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THE JOANNA CARSON COLLECTION: A LEGACY OF GLAMOUR AND GIVING, PROPERTY SOLD WITH THE INTENT TO BENEFIT VARIOUS CHARITIES
HENRY MOORE (1898-1986)
Maquette for Seated Figure against Curved Wall
Details
HENRY MOORE (1898-1986)
Maquette for Seated Figure against Curved Wall
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 6 3⁄8 in. (16.2 cm.)
Length: 10 1⁄8 in. (27 cm.)
Conceived in 1955
Maquette for Seated Figure against Curved Wall
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 6 3⁄8 in. (16.2 cm.)
Length: 10 1⁄8 in. (27 cm.)
Conceived in 1955
Provenance
Joanna and Johnny Carson, Los Angeles (circa 1975).
The Joanna Carson Collection, Los Angeles, 1984.
The Joanna Carson Collection, Los Angeles, 1984.
Literature
W. Grohmann, The Art of Henry Moore, New York, 1960, p. 230 (another cast illustrated, pl. 175).
I. Jianou, Henry Moore, New York, 1968, p. 81, no. 401.
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings, 1921-1969, London, 1970, nos. 523 and 528 (other casts illustrated).
A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1955-1964, London, 1986, vol. 3, p. 32, no. 421 (other casts illustrated, p. 33 and pl. 50c).
J. Hedgecoe, Henry Moore: A Monumental Vision, Cologne, 2005, p. 222, no. 388 (another cast illustrated).
The Henry Moore Foundation, Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue (www.henry-moore.org), no. LH 421 (illustrated in color; accessed March 2026).
I. Jianou, Henry Moore, New York, 1968, p. 81, no. 401.
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings, 1921-1969, London, 1970, nos. 523 and 528 (other casts illustrated).
A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1955-1964, London, 1986, vol. 3, p. 32, no. 421 (other casts illustrated, p. 33 and pl. 50c).
J. Hedgecoe, Henry Moore: A Monumental Vision, Cologne, 2005, p. 222, no. 388 (another cast illustrated).
The Henry Moore Foundation, Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue (www.henry-moore.org), no. LH 421 (illustrated in color; accessed March 2026).
Brought to you by
Emmanuelle Loulmet
Specialist, Head of the Impressionist and Modern Day Sale