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    Henry Moore

    Castleford 1898 - 1986 Much Hadham

    119   

    Maquette for Reclining Figure

    Estimate CHF 100'000
    Hammer price CHF 80'000
    Information without guarantee
    16.06.2023
    German version below

    1957

    Bronze

    10x20.9x9.5 cm; height with base: 12.7 cm

    Catalogue Raisonné

    Alan Bowness, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, vol. 4, London 1977, no. 413a

    Provenance

    Christie's auction, London, 7 February 2001, lot 255

    Private collection Switzerland

    Literature

    The Frances and John L. Loeb Collection, London 1982, no. 48 (other cast)

    Condition

    With reddish brown patina. Screwed onto a marble base (2.7x30x11.8 cm). Impeccable condition

    Comments

    Designed and cast in 1957 in an edition of twelve with two test casts.

    The "Reclining Figures" have been part of Henry Moore's repertoire of forms since the end of 1929. In May 1955, Moore was asked to design a large-scale sculpture for the new headquarters of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in Paris. From this time onwards, he created small filigree models in plaster or bronze, which includes ours


     
     

    Maquette for Reclining Figure


    1957

    Bronze

    10x20,9x9,5 cm; Höhe mit Sockel: 12,7 cm

    Werkverzeichnis

    Alan Bowness, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, Band 4, London 1977, Nr. 413a

    Provenienz

    Auktion Christie's, London, 7. Februar 2001, Los 255

    Privatsammlung Schweiz

    Literatur

    The Frances and John L. Loeb Collection, London 1982, Nr. 48 (anderer Guss)

    Zustand

    Mit rotbrauner Patina. Auf einen Marmorsockel geschraubt (2,7x30x11,8 cm). Tadellos in der Erhaltung

    Erläuterungen

    Entworfen und gegossen 1957 in einer Auflage von zwölf Exemplaren mit zwei Probegüssen

    Die "Reclining Figures", also die "liegenden Figuren" gehören zum gängigen Formenrepertoire von Henry Moore bereits seit Ende 1929. Im Mai 1955 wurde Moore gebeten, eine grossformatige Skulptur für den neuen Sitz UNESCO (Organisation der Vereinten Nationen für Erziehung, Wissenschaft und Kultur) in Paris zu entwerfen. Ab dieser Zeit schuf er kleine filigrane Modelle aus Gips oder Bronze, zu der auch unsere gehört

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