Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Impressionist and Modern Art
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Lot 157. Mother and Child: Ovals, 1979 (LH 767, cast 7) illust.
Bib. Number0023825
Impressionist and Modern Art
PublisherBonhams
Place PublishedNew York
Year2015
Date & Collation4 November, 127pp.
More InformationLot 156. Helmet Head no.2, 1955-56 (LH 281, cast b) illust. and accompanying text. Text examines Moore's development of the Helmet Head idea within his sculpture, with a quotation from a letter to Harry Fischer in 1969 discussing "a form being protected by an outer form". Also includes comparative image of Nine Helmet Heads, 1948 (HMF 2479) and a Bronze Horse and Rider, Armento, southern Italy, c.560-550 BC. Lot 157. Mother and Child: Ovals, 1979 (LH 767, cast 7) illust.