Lot 22
  • 22

Henry Moore, R.A., R.W.S.

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Henry Moore, R.A., R.W.S.
  • Queen of the Night Arise! Unveil!
  • signed and dated l.r.: H. Moore. 1885.;
    signed and inscribed on the artist's label attached to the stretcher:
    No.1  H. Moore  4 Sheffield Terrace/Kensington/Queen of the Night Arise! Unveil!

  • oil on canvas

Exhibited

London, Grosvenor Gallery, 1885, no.120;
London, Fine Art Society, Ashore and Afloat, Ninety Pictures & Drawings by Henry Moore, 1887

Condition

STRUCTURE Original canvas. There is a patch to the reverse, lower right. The paint surface is in good overall condition however there is a vertical crack to the paint surface beneath the sailing boat, lower left which corresponds to the aforementioned patch ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT UV light reveals retouching to the repair, lower left and one further spot in the sky. FRAME Held in a later composite frame in fair condition. For more information regarding this picture please contact the Victorian & Edwardian Pictures Department on +44 (0)207 293 5718
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