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What Do You See? The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Part IV
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- Sale 6450
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| Philadelphia
Jun 25 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 6450
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$2,500 – $4,000
This lot is recorded in the Henry Moore Foundation archives under no. 2142.
Provenance:
Zika Ascher, London, United Kingdom.
Brook Street Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
Galerie Gérald Cramer, Geneva, Switzerland.
Sotheby's, London, sale of October 22, 1986, lot 256.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Exhibition:
"Henry Moore Textiles," Perry Green, Chichester & Edinburgh, Scotland, April 1, 2008-February 21, 2010.
Literature:
Henry Moore: Complete Drawings, Volume 3 1940-1949, London: Lund Humphries, 2001, HMF 2142.
Anita Feldman, ed., Henry Moore Textiles, London: Lund Humphries, 2008.
Lot Note:
The 1986 Sotheby's entry notes that the drawing was executed in 1943 but misdated '44. The artist made a series of textile designs in collaboration with Zika Ascher.
Framed: 17 1/2 x 14 inches.
Generally good condition overall. Paper is toned with light and time. Diagonal crease to top left corner is apparent. Some slight discoloration is apparent at the top left corner - possibly commensurate with handling, or in the making. Work has not been examined out of frame. Additional images are available upon request.
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