Henry Moore

Charlotte Bergman, New York and Tel Aviv (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired from the above circa 1960

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Henry Moore, 60 Years of His Art, 1983, no. LH, I, 251, illustrated in the catalogue

David Sylvester, ed., Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, 1921-1948, vol. 1, London, 1957, no. 251, illustration of another cast p. 16
Alan Bowness et al, Henry Moore 1898-1986, Art Gallery of New South Wales (exhibition catalogue), 1992, no. 75, illustration of another cast p. 100

Very good condition. Rubbed in a few places underneath. Very slight possible small scratch (approx. 1 inch) on back of figure; one tiny blemish on bottom center right of figure and a few scattered pin-dot pits (all inherent to the bronze medium).
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"There are three fundamental poses of the human figure.  One standing, another is seated, and the third is lying down. But of the three poses, the reclining figure gives the most freedom, compositionally and spacially.  The seated figure has to have something to sit.  You can't free it from its pedestal.  A reclining figure can recline on any surface.  It is free and stable at the same time.  It fits in with my belief that sculpture should be permanent, should last for eternity" (quoted in Franco Russoli, Henry Moore Sculpture (exhibition catalogue), Barcelona, 1981, p. 86).