Lot 209
  • 209

Henry Moore

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Henry Moore
  • Seated Figure on a Ledge
  • Inscribed Moore and numbered 3/4 
  • Bronze
  • Height: 10 1/2 in.
  • 26.7 cm

Provenance

Private Collection, Geneva
Private Collection, New York
James Goodman Gallery, Inc., New York
Acquired from the above on September 17, 1977

Literature

Alan Bowness, ed., Henry Moore Complete Sculpture 1955-1964, vol. 3, London, 1965, no. 432a, illustration of another cast p. 35 

Condition

The work is in very good condition. The bronze features a mottled green and brown patina. Light signs of rubbing are visible to the figure's shoulders and knees. Light scratches are visible to the wooden base. Otherwise good.
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