Henry Moore British, 1898-1986
Reclining Figure, 1938
lead
6.7 x 12.7 x 4 cm
conceived and cast in 1938 as cast b in an edition of 2
This sculpture was later cast in bronze in an edition of 12
This work is registered in the archives of the Henry Moore Foundation
Provenance
Charles Medley, London (gifted by the artist c. 1939)
Brook Street Gallery, London (after c. 1968)
Private Collection (purchased at the above and thence by descent)
Sotheby’s, London, 2 December 1987, lot 228
Private Collection, Germany (purchased from the above)
Literature
D. Sylvester, Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1921-48, Vol. I, London, 1957, no. 193, pp. 12 and 116
H. Read, Henry Moore, London, 1965, no. 103, p. 123
I. Jianou, Henry Moore, Paris, 1968, no. 181, p. 71
R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, no. 177, pl. 177, p. 345