Acquired directly from the artist's studio circa 1980

David Mitchinson, ed., Henry Moore Sculpture with Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, no. 634, illustration of another cast p. 300 
Henry Moore: Model to Monument (exhibition catalogue), Kent Fine Art, Inc., New York, 1986, illustration of another cast pl. 25
Alan Bowness, ed., Henry Moore, Complete Sculpture 1980-86, vol. 6, London, 1988, no. 797, illustrations of another cast p. 37 & pls. 46-49
Henry Moore, gli ultimi 10 anni (exhibition catalogue), Castelgrande, Bellinzona, 1995, illustration of another cast p. 82

This work is in very good condition. Blackish green patina. Patina is rich and varied throughout. A few tiny areas of trace amounts of accretion along the raised lines of the sculpture. Small area of patina rubbing at the very top of the work, otherwise fine.
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