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Lot 194 Property from the Ascher Family Collection
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Three Seated Figures; Head
Closed2 May 2012
Price Realised
USD 15,000
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These works are registered with the Henry Moore Foundation as TEX 27 and TEX 28, respectively.
Three Seated Figures and Head are two limited edition, large-scale screen prints designed by Henry Moore in 1943. They represent two of four large-scale screen prints that Moore created for the Ascher Panels project. These two prints represent some of Moore's earliest work in printmaking (prior to 1946 he had only created four prints). The four prints created in collaboration with Ascher are his only two-dimensional works to match the ambitious scale of his sculpture. While these works were proofed in 1947 under the direction of Moore they were not produced due to economic constraints. In 1989, at the age of seventy-nine, Zika Ascher completed the edition as the last major work of his career.
Three Seated Figures and Head are two limited edition, large-scale screen prints designed by Henry Moore in 1943. They represent two of four large-scale screen prints that Moore created for the Ascher Panels project. These two prints represent some of Moore's earliest work in printmaking (prior to 1946 he had only created four prints). The four prints created in collaboration with Ascher are his only two-dimensional works to match the ambitious scale of his sculpture. While these works were proofed in 1947 under the direction of Moore they were not produced due to economic constraints. In 1989, at the age of seventy-nine, Zika Ascher completed the edition as the last major work of his career.