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Animal Head
Details
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Animal Head
bronze with green and brown patina
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high;
11 ½ in. (29.3 cm.) long
Conceived in 1951.
Animal Head
bronze with green and brown patina
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high;
11 ½ in. (29.3 cm.) long
Conceived in 1951.
Provenance
Rita and Taft Schreiber, Beverly Hills, California.
Estate of the above.
Sotheby's, London, 27 June 1990, lot 196, sold by the above.
Acquired by the late owner from the above.
Estate of the above.
Sotheby's, London, 27 June 1990, lot 196, sold by the above.
Acquired by the late owner from the above.
Literature
W. Grohmann, The Art of Henry Moore, London, 1960, pl. 102, another example illustrated.
H. Read, Henry Moore: A Study of His Life and Work, New York, 1966, pp. 188-89, 276, no. 170, another example illustrated.
J. Hedgecoe, ed., Henry Spencer Moore, New York, 1968, p. 201, no. 5, another example illustrated.
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings, 1921-1969, London, 1970, no. 413, another example illustrated.
G. di San Lazzaro, ed., Hommage to Henry Moore, Paris, France, 1972, another example illustrated.
H.J. Seldis, Henry Moore in America, New York, 1973, pp. 94, 265, no. 31, illustrated.
D. Mitchinson, ed., Henry Moore Sculpture, with Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, p. 112, no. 215, another example illustrated.
W.S. Lieberman, Henry Moore: 60 Years of His Art, New York, 1983, p. 123.
S. Webber, ed., Henry Moore, San Francisco, California, 1986, p. 198, no. 28, another example illustrated.
A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1949-1954, vol. 2, London, 1986, pp. 36-37, no. 301, pl. 76, another example illustrated.
J. Hedgecoe, A Monumental Vision: The Sculpture of Henry Moore, London, 1998, p. 214, no. 280, another example illustrated.
H. Read, Henry Moore: A Study of His Life and Work, New York, 1966, pp. 188-89, 276, no. 170, another example illustrated.
J. Hedgecoe, ed., Henry Spencer Moore, New York, 1968, p. 201, no. 5, another example illustrated.
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings, 1921-1969, London, 1970, no. 413, another example illustrated.
G. di San Lazzaro, ed., Hommage to Henry Moore, Paris, France, 1972, another example illustrated.
H.J. Seldis, Henry Moore in America, New York, 1973, pp. 94, 265, no. 31, illustrated.
D. Mitchinson, ed., Henry Moore Sculpture, with Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, p. 112, no. 215, another example illustrated.
W.S. Lieberman, Henry Moore: 60 Years of His Art, New York, 1983, p. 123.
S. Webber, ed., Henry Moore, San Francisco, California, 1986, p. 198, no. 28, another example illustrated.
A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1949-1954, vol. 2, London, 1986, pp. 36-37, no. 301, pl. 76, another example illustrated.
J. Hedgecoe, A Monumental Vision: The Sculpture of Henry Moore, London, 1998, p. 214, no. 280, another example illustrated.
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