Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Maquette for Animal Head
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Maquette for Animal Head
Date1956
Artwork TypeSculpture Summary
Catalogue NumberLH 395
Mediabronze
Dimensionsartwork (length): 11.5 cm
Ownershipedition summary - see individual casts for ownership
More InformationEdition summary
Bronze edition of 9+1 artist's copy, cast c.1956-62
Foundry: Art Bronze Foundry (Gaskin's)
Current or last known owner - click on the 'related' tab below to find out more about specific works
cast a: unknown
cast b: Christie's, London, 30 May 1997
cast c: Sotheby's, New York, 19 Feb 1997
cast d: Sotheby's, New York, 6-7 Nov 1997
cast e (artist's copy): unknown
cast f: Sotheby's, New York, 14 Dec 2020
cast g: unknown
cast h: unknown
cast i: unknown
cast j: unknown
plaster, 1956: Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto: gift of Henry Moore 1974
Remarks
A number of casts of this work were offered from 1961 as Zoological Society Awards. The Prince Philip Prize was awarded to a pupil of zoology, on the basis of an account of some practical work in the field of animal ecology.
Bronze edition of 9+1 artist's copy, cast c.1956-62
Foundry: Art Bronze Foundry (Gaskin's)
Current or last known owner - click on the 'related' tab below to find out more about specific works
cast a: unknown
cast b: Christie's, London, 30 May 1997
cast c: Sotheby's, New York, 19 Feb 1997
cast d: Sotheby's, New York, 6-7 Nov 1997
cast e (artist's copy): unknown
cast f: Sotheby's, New York, 14 Dec 2020
cast g: unknown
cast h: unknown
cast i: unknown
cast j: unknown
plaster, 1956: Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto: gift of Henry Moore 1974
Remarks
A number of casts of this work were offered from 1961 as Zoological Society Awards. The Prince Philip Prize was awarded to a pupil of zoology, on the basis of an account of some practical work in the field of animal ecology.
Sculpture Summary/Cast