ID 1308455
Lot 249 | HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
Maquette for Seated Torso
bronze with a dark green patina, on a wooden base
6 in. (15.2 cm.) long, excluding base
Conceived in 1954 and cast in an edition of 9, plus an artist's cast.
Cast in 1954 by John Galizia, London.
Literature
H. Read (intro.), Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings Since 1948, Vol. 2, London, 1955, n.p., pl. 52, as 'Seated Figure', another cast illustrated.
I. Jianou, Henry Moore, Paris, 1968, p. 79, no. 347.
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1949-54, Vol. 2, London, 1986, pp. 52-53, no. 361, another cast illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Henry Moore: Sculpture 1950-1960, November - December 1960, n.p., no. 42, as 'Seated Figure', another cast illustrated.
| Artist: | Henry Moore (1898 - 1986) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Artist: | Henry Moore (1898 - 1986) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Address of auction |
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