Sarah Spiegler, New York
Mrs Anne Sherover, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 26th February 1990, lot 153
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

David Mitchinson (ed.), Henry Moore Sculpture, London, 1981, no. 181, illustration of another cast p. 96
David Sylvester (ed.), Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, 1921-1948, London, 1988, vol. I, p. 16, no. 250, illustration of the larger cast p. 160
Timothé Trimm, Henry Moore Intime, Paris, 1992, illustration of another cast p. 79
John Hedgecoe,  A Monumental Vision, The Sculpture of Henry Moore, London, 1998, no. 246, illustration of another cast p. 211

Dark green-black patina. Apart from some remains of a darker surface lacquer to the shoulders and ridges, this work is in good condition. Solid cast. Colours: Overall fairly accurate, although darker in the original.
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