• 20th Century British & Irish A auction at Christies

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    20th Century British & Irish Art

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    17 November 2011

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    • Henry Moore, O.M., C.H. (1898-
    Lot 222

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

    Two Standing Figures: Twisting

    Price realised

    GBP 32,450

    Estimate

    GBP 15,000 - GBP 25,000

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    Henry Moore, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
    Two Standing Figures: Twisting
    signed and numbered 'Moore 2/9' (on the side of the base)
    bronze with a green patina
    7¼ in. (18.3 cm.) high, excluding base; 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high, overall
    Conceived in 1979.

    Provenance

    Daniel Henry Kahnweiler, by whom gifted to the present owner's uncle.

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    A. Bowness, Henry Moore Volume 5 Complete Sculpture 1974-80, London, 1983, pp. 44-45, no. 772, another cast illustrated.


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