Wildenstein and Co., New York (acquired by August 1975)
Private Collection, Canada
Osborne Samuel, London
Acquired from the above by the present owners in 2010

Alan Bowness, Ed., Henry Moore Complete Sculpture, 1964-73, Vol. IV, London 1986, p. 63, no. 634, illustrated (another cast)

The bronze is sound with a warm coppery patina on its original base.There is a tiny loss to the surface of the original bronze base at its upper edge on one of the longer sides and there are some further minor surface scratches in places to the base. There is a thin vertical line of oxidation (approx 1.5cm. long) to the lower part of the smaller curved element and some further small spots of oxidation to the underside of both curved elements. There is some dust to the surface and this work could benefit from a light clean. This work is in overall good condition.
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This work is recorded in the archives of the Henry Moore Foundation under no. LH 634.