Modern British & Irish Art
Modern British & Irish Art
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Henry Moore, R.A.
Reclining Figure: Blanket
Auction Closed
November 23, 02:38 PM GMT
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Henry Moore, R.A.
1898 - 1986
Reclining Figure: Blanket
bronze
length (not including base): 8¼in; 21cm.
height (not including base): 4¼in; 11cm.
Conceived in 1939 and cast in 1959, this cast is from the edition of 8 plus 1 Artist's cast.
The present work is registered with the Henry Moore Foundation as LH 203, cast h.
Marlborough Fine Art, London, where acquired by the previous owners in 1960
Their sale, Sotheby's London, 2 December 1986, lot 85, where acquired by the present owners
Their sale, Sotheby's London, 2 December 1986, lot 85, where acquired by the present owners
William Grohmann, The Art of Henry Moore, Thames & Hudson, London, 1960, p. 6, no. 32, illustrated p. 68 (another cast)
Robert Melville, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, Thames & Hudson, London, 1970, no. 214, p. 347, illustrated p. 116 (another cast)
David Mitchinson (ed.), Henry Moore Sculpture, Macmillan London Ltd., London, 1981, pp. 86, 310, no. 149 (lead version illustrated)
David Sylvester (ed.), Henry Moore, Complete Sculpture, Vol. 1, Lund Humphries, London, 1990, no. 203, illustrated p. 115 (another cast)
Timothee Trimm, Henry Moore Intime, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1992, illustrated p. 77 (another cast)
John Hedgecoe, A Monument Vision, The Sculpture of Henry Moore, Collins & Brown, London, 1998, no. 210, illustrated p. 208 (another cast)
Robert Melville, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, Thames & Hudson, London, 1970, no. 214, p. 347, illustrated p. 116 (another cast)
David Mitchinson (ed.), Henry Moore Sculpture, Macmillan London Ltd., London, 1981, pp. 86, 310, no. 149 (lead version illustrated)
David Sylvester (ed.), Henry Moore, Complete Sculpture, Vol. 1, Lund Humphries, London, 1990, no. 203, illustrated p. 115 (another cast)
Timothee Trimm, Henry Moore Intime, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1992, illustrated p. 77 (another cast)
John Hedgecoe, A Monument Vision, The Sculpture of Henry Moore, Collins & Brown, London, 1998, no. 210, illustrated p. 208 (another cast)