The Arthur and Anita Kahn Collection: A New York Story
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Stringed Figure
Details
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Stringed Figure
signed and numbered 'Moore 6/8' (on the back)
bronze with brown patina and red string
Height: 6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.)
Length: 8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1939
Stringed Figure
signed and numbered 'Moore 6/8' (on the back)
bronze with brown patina and red string
Height: 6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.)
Length: 8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1939
Provenance
Findlay Galleries, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owners, July 1974.
Acquired from the above by the late owners, July 1974.
Literature
W. Grohmann, The Art of Henry Moore, London, 1960, p. 7, no. 78 (lead and wire version illustrated).
R. Melville, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawing, 1921-1969, London, 1970, p. 346, no. 204 (lead and wire version illustrated).
D. Mitchinson, ed., Henry Moore, Sculpture, London, 1981, p. 310, no. 128 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 76).
D. Sylvester, ed., Henry Moore, Complete Sculpture, 1921-1948, London, 1988, vol. I, p. 12, no. 207 (lead and wire version illustrated, p. 133).
R. Melville, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawing, 1921-1969, London, 1970, p. 346, no. 204 (lead and wire version illustrated).
D. Mitchinson, ed., Henry Moore, Sculpture, London, 1981, p. 310, no. 128 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 76).
D. Sylvester, ed., Henry Moore, Complete Sculpture, 1921-1948, London, 1988, vol. I, p. 12, no. 207 (lead and wire version illustrated, p. 133).
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