ID 1176686
Lot 214 | HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
Maquette for Seated Woman: Thin Neck
bronze with a brown patina
10 ½ in. (26.6 cm.) high
Conceived and cast in 1960 in an edition of 11, plus an artist's cast.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Louis and Charlotte Bergman, New York and Jerusalem, in June 1961.
Bequeathed from the above to The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Their sale; Christie's, New York, 12 November 2018, lot 362, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
I. Jianou, Henry Moore, Paris, 1968, p. 84, no. 456.
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, pp. 267, 362, no. 594, another cast illustrated.
G. Caradente, exhibition catalogue, Mostra di Henry Moore, Florence, British Council, Forte di Belvedere, 1972, pp. 67, 182, no. 113, another cast illustrated.
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1955-64, Vol. 3, London, 1986, pp. 46-47, no. 471, another cast illustrated.
A. Kamien-Kazhdan, exhibition catalogue, Focus on the Collection: Henry Moore, Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, 2004, pp. 33, 52, no. 64, illustrated.
Exhibited
Florence, British Council, Forte di Belvedere, Mostra di Henry Moore, May - September 1972, no. 113, another cast exhibited.
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Focus on the Collection: Henry Moore, July 2004 - March 2005, no. 64.
| Artist: | Henry Moore (1898 - 1986) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Israel, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Artist: | Henry Moore (1898 - 1986) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Israel, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Address of auction |
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