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HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)

Lot 215
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Lot 215 | HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Estimate value
£ 3 500 000 – 5 500 000
HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Goslar Warrior
signed and numbered ‘Moore/ 3/7’ and stamped with foundry mark (on the base)
bronze with a dark brown patina
118 1/8 in. (300 cm.) long
Conceived in 1973-74 and cast in an edition of 7, plus an artist's cast.
Cast by 1974 by Hermann Noack Foundry, Berlin.




Provenance

with Marlborough Fine Art, London.
Roger and Josette Vanthournout, Belgium, by whom acquired from the above, and thence by descent.



Literature

G. Shakerley and S. Spender, Henry Moore: Sculptures in Landscape, London, 1978, p. 124, pl. 75, another cast illustrated.
D. Mitchinson (ed.), Henry Moore Sculpture: With Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, pp. 252, 253-254, pls. 533-535, another cast illustrated.
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1974-80, Vol. 5, London, 1983, pp. 19, 49-51, no. 641, pls. 1-3, another cast illustrated.
H. von Claude Allemand-Cosneau, M. Fath and D. Mitchinson, exhibition catalogue, Henry Moore: Ursprung und Vollendung, Mannheim, Städtische Kunsthalle, 1996, p. 158, Abb. 31, another cast illustrated.
K. Ruhrberg (ed.), The Kaiserring: The 25th Anniversary of the Goslar Art Prize, Cologne, 2002, another cast illustrated.
C. Lichtenstern, Henry Moore: Work - Theory - Impact, London, 2008, p. 144, pl. 174, another cast illustrated.
R. Calvocoressi (intro.), Henry Moore at Perry Green, Much Hadham, 2011, p. 82, another cast illustrated.



Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, Henry Moore, September - December 1988, p. 121, no. 191, another cast illustrated.
Milan, British Council, Castello Sforzesco, Henry Moore al Castello Sforzesco, December 1989 - March 1990, p. 77, exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated.
Luxembourg, Banque de Luxembourg, Henry Moore in Luxembourg, September 1999 - March 2000, another cast exhibited.
Dallas, Museum of Art, Henry Moore: Sculpting the Twentieth Century, February - March 2001, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to San Francisco, Fine Arts Museum, June - September 2001; Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, October 2001 - January 2002.
London, Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, Moore at Kew, September 2007 - March 2008, pp. 76-77, exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated.
New York, Atlanta & Denver Botanical Gardens, Moore in America, May - January 2011, another cast exhibited.
Rolandseck, Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Henry Moore: Vision, Creation, Obsession, January - May 2018, another cast exhibited.
Much Hadham, Henry Moore Foundation, Sculpture in the Landscape at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, March - October 2018, another cast exhibited.
Much Hadham, Henry Moore Foundation, Sculpture in the Landscape at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, April - October 2019, another cast exhibited.
Much Hadham, Henry Moore Foundation, Sculpture in the Landscape at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, July - November 2020, another cast exhibited.
Much Hadham, Henry Moore Foundation, Sculpture in the Landscape at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, March - December 2021, another cast exhibited.
Much Hadham, Henry Moore Foundation, Sculpture in the Landscape at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, April - October 2022, another cast exhibited.
Much Hadham, Henry Moore Foundation, Vitality: The Human Landscapes of Henry Moore, April - October 2023, another cast exhibited.
Much Hadham, Henry Moore Foundation, Inspiration, Sculpture and Our Natural World, March - November 2024, another cast exhibited.
Artist:Henry Moore (1898 - 1986)
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Art style:Modern art
Auction house category:Sculptures, Statues & Figures
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