HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Draped Reclining Figure
Details
HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Draped Reclining Figure
bronze with a dark brown patina, on a stained oak base
27 ⁵/₈ in. (70.2 cm) wide, excluding base
Conceived in 1957 and cast in an edition of 11, plus an artist's cast.
Cast in 1957 by Fiorini Foundry, London.
Draped Reclining Figure
bronze with a dark brown patina, on a stained oak base
27 ⁵/₈ in. (70.2 cm) wide, excluding base
Conceived in 1957 and cast in an edition of 11, plus an artist's cast.
Cast in 1957 by Fiorini Foundry, London.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Marina and Willy Staehelin-Peyer.
Their sale; Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 1997, lot 428, where purchased by the present owner.
Their sale; Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 1997, lot 428, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculptures and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, p. 360, no. 542.
D. Mitchinson (ed.), Henry Moore Sculptures: With Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, p. 140, no. 288, another cast illustrated.
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1955-64, Vol. 3, London, 1986, p. 31, no. 412, pls. 38-39, another cast illustrated.
D. Mitchinson (ed.), Henry Moore Sculptures: With Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, p. 140, no. 288, another cast illustrated.
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1955-64, Vol. 3, London, 1986, p. 31, no. 412, pls. 38-39, another cast illustrated.
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