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Henry Moore, O.M., C.H.
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Henry Moore, O.M., C.H.
- Two Standing Figures
- signed and dated 40; also signed, inscribed and dated 1940 on the reverse
- pencil, wax crayon, watercolour, pen and ink and wash on paper
- 50.5 by 38cm.; 20 by 15in.
Provenance
Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, where acquired by the family of the present owner, June 1960
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, where acquired by the family of the present owner, June 1960
Exhibited
Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College Museum of Art, Henry Moore Auguste Rodin Contrasts in Metal and Stone, 28th January - 22nd February 1948, cat. no.7.
Literature
Robert Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, Thames and Hudson, London, 1970, illustrated pl. 250;
Kenneth Clark, Henry Moore Drawings, Thames and Hudson, London, 1974, illustrated pl.121;
Ann Garrould (ed.), Henry Moore Complete Drawings 1940-49, Vol. 3, The Henry Moore Foundation in Association with Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2001, cat. no.AG 40.49, illustrated p.33.
Kenneth Clark, Henry Moore Drawings, Thames and Hudson, London, 1974, illustrated pl.121;
Ann Garrould (ed.), Henry Moore Complete Drawings 1940-49, Vol. 3, The Henry Moore Foundation in Association with Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2001, cat. no.AG 40.49, illustrated p.33.
Condition
Unexamined out of the frame, the sheet does not appear to be laid down but affixed to the mount in several places about the edges. The left and lower edges of the sheet are deckled, in keeping with the Artist's materials and the upper and right edges and slightly unevenly cut. The sheet is very slightly cockled at the edges. There are Artist's pinholes in all four corners. There are light creases to the extreme lower right and lower left corners. Subject to the above the work is in excellent overall condition with strong passages of medium and fresh colours throughout.
The work is float mounted and held within a cream mount and a natural simple wood frame under glass.
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"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
‘Drawing is the expression and the explanation of the shape of a solid object…an attempt to understand the full three dimensionality of the human figure, to learn about the object one is drawing, and to present it on the flat surface of the paper’ (Henry Moore, quoted in Alan Wilkinson, The Drawings of Henry Moore (exh. cat.), The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1977, p.12).