ID 842757
Lot 23 | HENRY MOORE (1898-1986)
Estimate value
$ 2 000 000 – 4 000 000
Mother and Child: Arms
signed and numbered 'Moore 6/9' (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 25 1/8 in. (54 cm.)
Length: 31 1/2 in. (80.1 cm.)
Conceived in 1976-1980
Provenance
George and Mildred Weissman, New York (acquired from the artist, 29 May 1981).
Bequest from the above to The Jewish Museum, New York, 2022.
Literature
D. Mitchinson, ed., Henry Moore Sculpture with Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, pp. 280 and 315, nos. 581 and 584 (another cast illustrated twice, p. 280; dated 1976-1979).
A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1974-1980, London, 1994, vol. 5, p. 30, no. 698 (another cast illustrated, p. 31 and pls. 80-83).
D. Mitchinson, ed., Celebrating Moore: Works from the Collection of The Henry Moore Foundation, London, 1998, pp. 40 and 320-321, no. 247 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 320).
| Artist: | Henry Moore (1898 - 1986) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Artist: | Henry Moore (1898 - 1986) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Address of auction |
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