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SELECTED WORK

Henry Moore   1898-1986
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Head by Henry  Moore

Head, 1930
Ironstone
Unique
20.3 cm (8 inches) High

Provenance:
The Leicester Galleries, London (purchased by the father of the present owner in 1931).( - Malcolm MacTaggart, Esq., Welwyn)Sold at Sotheby's, London 01/07/1987. Lot 307

Exhibition History:
Leicester Galleries, London, 1931 'Exhibition of Sculpture & Drawings by Henry Moore, 1931. No.4Marlborough Fine Art, Henry Moore: Stone & Wood Carvings (loan exhibition in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund), 1961, no.31, illustrated.

Literature:
Herbert Read, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawing, Lund Humphries, 1944, No. 87 (pl.54)Terence Mullaly, 'Collectors Pieces' in the Daily Telegraph, Oct 13th 1961 illustr.Ionel Jianou 'Henry Moore' Paris 1968, p.67, no.75, cataloguedD. Sylvester (ed.)
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