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Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

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Bib. Number0023818

Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale

PublisherSotheby's
Place PublishedNew York
Year
Date & Collation6 May, 483pp.
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Lot 103. Mother with Twins, 1982 (LH 873, cast 8) illust.
Lot 104. Semi-Seated Mother and Child, 1981 (LH 835, cast 7) illust.
Lot 106. Stringed Figure, 1960 (LH 186b) illust. and accompanying text on the mathematical significance of the stringed figures, and the affinity of this work with works completed by Hepworth and Gabo in the same period.
Lot 107. Reclining Figure, 1945 (LH 243, cast d) illust. and accompanying text explaining how the work for sale was a sketch model for Memorial Figure, 1945-46 (LH 262), a Hornton Stone sculpture dedicated in memory to Christopher Martin, former head of the Arts Department at Dartington Hall in Devon. The work was commissioned by Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst and was introduced to Moore through Kenneth Clark and Philip Hendy.
Lot 108. Mother and Child (Upright), 1978 (LH 731, cast 1) illust. and accompanying text.
Lot 109. Maquettte for Two Piece Sculpture No.11, 1968 (LH 582, cast 1) illust.
Lot 110. Death of Mira, 1950 (HMF 2592a) illust.
Lot 111. Family Group, 1946 (LH 235, cast b) illust. and accompanying text. Also includes comparative image of LH 269.

Property from the estate of Stanley R. Resor:
Lot 112. Family Groups, 1944 (HMF 2231) illust. and accompanying text. Also includes comparative image of shelter sketch scenes, HMF 1789.