- 340
Henry Moore
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Henry Moore
- Two Seated Figures Against Wall
- Inscribed Moore and numbered 6/12
- Bronze
- Height: 19 1/2 in.
- 49.5 cm
Provenance
Helen Serger (La Boétie Inc.), New York
Jeanette R. Markus, Glencoe, Illinois (and sold by the estate: Sotheby's, New York, May 12, 1987, lot 341)
Acquired at the above sale
Jeanette R. Markus, Glencoe, Illinois (and sold by the estate: Sotheby's, New York, May 12, 1987, lot 341)
Acquired at the above sale
Literature
Ionel Jianou, Henry Moore, New York, 1968, no. 441
Robert Melville, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, 1921-1969, New York, 1970, no. 591, illustration of another cast n.p.
David Mitchinson & Franco Russoli, Henry Moore Sculpture, New York, no. 321, illustration of another cast p. 150
Alan Bowness, ed., Henry Moore Complete Sculpture, 1949-1954, vol. 3, London, 1986, no. 454, illustration of another cast pl. 86
Robert Melville, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, 1921-1969, New York, 1970, no. 591, illustration of another cast n.p.
David Mitchinson & Franco Russoli, Henry Moore Sculpture, New York, no. 321, illustration of another cast p. 150
Alan Bowness, ed., Henry Moore Complete Sculpture, 1949-1954, vol. 3, London, 1986, no. 454, illustration of another cast pl. 86
Condition
This work is in excellent condition. For the complete condition report prepared by Wilson Conservation, LLC please contact the Impressionist & Modern Art Department at +1 (212) 606-7360.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The theme of the “the seated” rather than the “reclining” or “standing” figure first emerged in Moore's work in the 1950s. Although considered maquettes, most studies such as Two Seated Figures Against Wall were not cast on a larger scale. As the artist stated, "I don’t make my maquettes and models for that purpose of trying to show to somebody else what the big one was going to be like. No, as I make this, the size is any size that I like. I can make it any size in my imagination that I want it to be" (quoted in Erich Steingraber, ed., Henry Moore, Maquetten: Interview mit Henry Moore, Munich, 1978, p. 56).