Mother and Child with Apple
Details
HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1889-1986)
Mother and Child with Apple
bronze with a dark brown patina
28 5/8 in. (75.2 cm.) high
Conceived in 1956, this is the second cast from an edition of 10, plus an artist's cast.
Cast in 1957 by Art Bronze Foundry, London.
Mother and Child with Apple
bronze with a dark brown patina
28 5/8 in. (75.2 cm.) high
Conceived in 1956, this is the second cast from an edition of 10, plus an artist's cast.
Cast in 1957 by Art Bronze Foundry, London.
Provenance
with Arthur Tooth & Sons, London.
Acquired from the above by Allan D. Emil, New York, in 1957, and by descent to Arthur D. Emil.
His estate sale; Sotheby's, London, 19 June 2012, lot 26, where purchased by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by Allan D. Emil, New York, in 1957, and by descent to Arthur D. Emil.
His estate sale; Sotheby's, London, 19 June 2012, lot 26, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
W. Grohmann, The Art of Henry Moore, London, 1960, p. 8, pls. 116-117, another cast illustrated.
I. Jianou, Henry Moore, Paris, 1968, p. 81, no. 389.
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, p. 359, pls. 512-513, another cast illustrated, as 'Mother and Child No. 1'.
G.C. Argan, Henry Moore, New York, 1971, n.p., figs. 132-133, another cast illustrated.
D. Mitchinson (ed.), Henry Moore Sculpture, with Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, pp. 141, 312, nos. 290-291, another cast illustrated.
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1955-64, Vol. 3, London, 1986, pp. 28, 94-95, no. 406, pls. 32-33, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Henry Moore: Rétrospective, Saint Paul de Vence, Fondation Maeght, 2002, pp. 167, 249, no. 136, another cast illustrated.
C. Lichtenstein, Henry Moore: Work, Theory, Impact, London, 2008, another cast illustrated on the front cover.
I. Jianou, Henry Moore, Paris, 1968, p. 81, no. 389.
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, p. 359, pls. 512-513, another cast illustrated, as 'Mother and Child No. 1'.
G.C. Argan, Henry Moore, New York, 1971, n.p., figs. 132-133, another cast illustrated.
D. Mitchinson (ed.), Henry Moore Sculpture, with Comments by the Artist, London, 1981, pp. 141, 312, nos. 290-291, another cast illustrated.
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1955-64, Vol. 3, London, 1986, pp. 28, 94-95, no. 406, pls. 32-33, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Henry Moore: Rétrospective, Saint Paul de Vence, Fondation Maeght, 2002, pp. 167, 249, no. 136, another cast illustrated.
C. Lichtenstein, Henry Moore: Work, Theory, Impact, London, 2008, another cast illustrated on the front cover.
Exhibited
Saint Paul de Vence, Fondation Maeght, Henry Moore: Rétrospective, July - November 2002, no. 136, another cast illustrated.
Special Notice
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