Live Auction 2555Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Lot 237 Property from the Estate of Max and Isabell Smith Herzstein

Henry Moore (1898-1986)

Seated Nude in Wicker Chair

Closed2 May 2012

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USD 32,500

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Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Seated Nude in Wicker Chair
signed and dated 'Moore 34' (lower right)
brush and India ink and wash and charcoal on paper laid down on paper
22 x 14 7/8 in. (55.9 x 38 cm.)
Executed in 1934

Curt Valentin Gallery, New York.
Joan and Lester Avnet, Great Neck.
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York.
Jeanne Frank, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owners, July 1973.

Specialist note

The sitter for this drawing is the artist's wife, Irina. Married in 1929, she began posing for him soon afterwards.