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| Image | Last Sale Date | Title | Edition No. | Last Sale | Last Sale Auction House | Last Sale Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2024 | Working Model for Sheep Piece | Ketterer Kunst | Munich | ||||
sculpture
103.5 x 152 x 108 cm (40.75 x 59.84 x 42.52 in)
Bronze with a greenish-brown patina.
With the signatue and the embossed number on the base
Fischer Fine Art Ltd., London. Dr. Theo Maier-Mohr Collection (acquired from the above in 1977). Ever since family-owned.
Alan Bowness, Henry Moore. Sculpture and Drawings, vol. 4 (1964-1973), London 1977, no. 626 (full-page black-and-white illu. of a different copy on pp. 174f.). Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 17.06 h +/- 20 min.
Henry Moore
Working Model for Sheep Piece
1971.
Bronze with a greenish-brown patina.
With the signatue and the embossed number on the base. One of nine copies (plus one artist copy). 103.5 x 152 x 108 cm (40.7 x 59.8 x 42.5 in).
Cast by Fiorini Ltd., London.
Please note that the work "Maquette for Sheep Piece" (1969), also from the Dr. Theo Maier-Mohr Collection, is be called up in our auction 553 on June 7, 2024.
More works from the Dr. Maier-Mohr Collection are offered in our Contemporary Art Day Sale on Friday, June 7, 2024 and in our Modern Art Day Sale on Saturday, June 8, 2024 - see collection catalog "A Private Collection - Dr. Theo Maier-Mohr".
• Henry Moore"s grand outdoor sculptures are extremely rare on the auction market.
• "Sheep Piece" is considered one of the most important sculptures in his oeuvre.
• It is the perfect combination of figuration and abstraction - a key aspect of his art.
• Other casts of this work are in museums in California, Michigan, and Japan.
• No other copies have been offered on the international auction market in the past 20 years.
• Part of the same German private collection since it"s making
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The work is documented at the Henry Moore Foundation, Hertfordshire, with the number LH 626.
