Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Property from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund:Selections from the Charlotte Bergman Collection
Henry Moore (1898-1986)

Reclining Figure

Details
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Reclining Figure
bronze with green and brown patina
Length: 7 7/8 in. (19.8 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1945
Provenance
Louis and Charlotte Bergman, New York and Jerusalem (probably acquired from the artist, by 1967).
Bequest from the above to the present owner, 2005.
Literature
W. Grohmann, The Art of Henry Moore, New York, 1960, no. 35 (another cast illustrated).
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings, 1921-1969, London, 1970, p. 163, no. 349 (larger version illustrated, p. 162).
F. Russoli and D. Mitchinson, Henry Moore Sculpture, With Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, p. 96, no. 179 (larger version illustrated).
D. Sylvester, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1921-1948, London, 1988, vol. 1, p. 16, no. 251 (larger version illustrated, pl. 161).
Exhibited
San Diego, La Jolla Museum of Art, Louis and Charlotte Bergman Collection, July-September 1967, no. 151 (illustrated).
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Focus on the Collection: Henry Moore, July 2004-March 2005, p. 31, no. 26 (illustrated, p. 39).

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