HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986) Moore, H. Head alabaster, on a verde di Prato base, unique 8 in. (20.4 cm.) high, excluding base Carved circa 1930.
HENRY MOORE, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986) Moore, H. Head alabaster, on a verde di Prato base, unique 8 in. (20.4 cm.) high, excluding base Carved circa 1930.
A gift from the artist to Elizabeth (Betty) Howarth, the artist's sister. with Marlborough Fine Art, London, where purchased by the present owner circa 1968.
Exhibition catalogue, Henry Moore: Carvings 1923-1966, London, Marlborough Fine Art, 1967, n.p., no. 2, illustrated. I. Jianou, Henry Moore, Paris, 1968, p. 67, no. 65. D. Mitchinson (intro.), Henry Moore: Sculpture, London, 1981, pp. 45, 308, no. 46, illustrated. D. Sylvester (ed.), Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture 1921-48, Vol. 1, London, 1988, pp. 5, 9, no. 76, illustrated. D. Mitchinson and J. Stallabrass, Henry Moore, London, 1992, pp. 40, 126, no. 16, illustrated. J. Hedgecoe, A Monumental Vision: The Sculpture of Henry Moore, London, 1998, p. 198, no. 64, illustrated.
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Henry Moore: Carvings 1923-1966, July - August 1967, no. 2.
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