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Provenance

Henry Moore The Moore Danowski Trust, UK (acquired by descent from the above) Acquired from the above in 2001 by the present owner

Exhibited

(possibly) Hamburg, Kunstverein, Henry Moore, 1960, no. 17, illustrated (possibly) Bradford, Cartwright Hall and Lister Park, Bradford Art Galleries and Museum, Henry Moore 80th Birthday Exhibition , 1978, no. 6, n.p., illustrated (possibly) Madrid, Palacio de Velázquez, Palacio de Cristal and Parque de El Retiro, Henry Moore: Sculptures, Drawings, Graphics 1921-1981 , 1981, pls. 232-34, p. 117, illustrated (titled Reclining Figure ); p. 116, illustration in color of the plaster Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas, Henry Moore, 1983, no. E105 Paris, Didier Imbert Fine Arts, Henry Moore, Intime, 1992, pp. 138-39 and 154, illustrated Dallas Museum of Art; Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco; Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, Henry Moore: Sculpting the 20 th Century, 2001-2002, no. 55, p. 191, illustrated in color; p. 279, illustrated; p. 294, illustration in color of another cast (possibly) Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Foundation Maeght, Henry Moore: Retrospective , 2002, no. 111, pp. 136-37, this cast illustrated in color (possibly incorrectly listed as the Scottish National Gallery cast); p. 30, illustration of the plaster in a photo of the artist’s studio

Literature

Exh. Cat., London, South Bank, Festival of Britain , 1951, n.n., illustration of another cast Erich Neuman, The Archetypal World of Henry Moore , London, 1959, pp. 108-09, illustration of another cast Will Grohmann, The Art of Henry Moore , New York, 1960, pls. 44-45, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Exh. Cat., London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Henry Moore: An Exhibition of Sculpture from 1950-60 , 1960, no. 3, illustration of the plaster Exh. Cat., Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, Henry Moore: Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings , 1962, no. 10 Exh. Cat., Bochum, Städtische Kunstgalerie, Profile III Englische Kunst der Gegenwart , 1964, no. 106, n.p., illustration of another cast Henry Moore and John Hedgecoe, Henry Moore , New York, 1968, p. 196, illustration of another cast; pp. 189-95, detail illustrations of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Ionel Jianou, Henry Moore , New York and Paris, 1968, no. 278, pp. 92-93, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure: Festival Figure ) Exh. Cat., London, Tate Gallery , Henry Moore , 1968, n.n., p. 10, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Exh. Cat., Otterlo, Rijksmuseum Kröller-Muller and Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Henry Moore, 1968, no. 75 Robert Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969 , New York, 1970, pls. 415, 416 and 419, pp. 198-99, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Exh. Cat., Florence, Forte di Belvedere, Henry Moore , 1972, no. 67 Reinhold Hohl, Alberto Giacometti: Sculpture, Paintings, Drawing, London, 1972, p. 119 David Finn, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Environment , London, 1977, n.n., pp. 282-87, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Exh. Cat., Barcelona, Galería Joan Prats, Henry Moore y El Inquietante Infinito , 1979, no. 36, n.p., illustration in color of the plaster David Mitchinson, ed. , Henry Moore Sculpture, Barcelona, 1981, pls. 232-34, p. 116, illustration in color of the plaster; p. 117, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Alan Bowness, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture , vol. 2, London, 1986, no. 293, pls. 46-53, p. 33, illustration of another cast Henry Moore and John Hedgecoe, Henry Moore: My Ideas, Inspiration, and Life as an Artist , San Francisco, 1986, no. 27, pp. 80-81; pp. 84-85, detail illustrations of another cast, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Exh. Cat., Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and Fukuoka Art Museum, The Art of Henry Moore: Sculptures, drawings and graphics 1921 to 1984 , 1986, no. 3, p. 44, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Roger Berthoud, The Life of Henry Moore , New York, 1987, n.p, illustration of another cast Exh. Cat. London, Royal Academy of Arts, British Art in the Twentieth Century, 1987, p. 89, illustration of another cast Alan Wilkinson, Henry Moore Remembered: The Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Toronto, 1987, no. 85a, pp. 135-37, illustration of the plaster Exh. Cat., Wakefield, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Henry Moore and Landscape , 1987, no. 4, p. 15, illustration of another cast Exh. Cat., London, Royal Academy of Arts, Henry Moore , 1988, no. 121, pp. 97 and 230, illustration of the plaster Exh. Cat., Milan, Castello Sforzesco, Henry Moore , 1989, n.n., p. 9, illustration of another cast Exh. Cat., Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Henry Moore , 1989, no. 3, p. 36, illustration of another cast Exh. Cat., London, Royal Festival Hall, Symbols for ’51 , 1996, illustration of another cast David Mitchinson, Celebrating Moore: Works from the Collection of the Henry Moore Foundation, London, 1998, frontispiece, illustration in color of another cast Henry Moore and John Hedgecoe, Henry Moore, My Ideas, Inspiration and Life as an Artist , London, 1999, no. 27, pp. 80-81; pp. 84-85, detail illustrations of another cast, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Exh. Cat., Andros, Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Art, Henry Moore: In the Light of Greece , 2000, p. 64, illustration of the plaster Exh. Cat., Oxford, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Moore and Bacon, Flesh and Bone , 2013-14, no. 23, n.p., illustration of another cast Christa Lichtenstern, Henry Moore: Work—Theory—Impact , London, 2008, pp. 100-02, illustration in color of the plaster Chris Stephens, Henry Moore , London, 2010, pl. 129, pp. 188-89, illustration of the plaster Exh. Cat., London, Royal Academy, Modern British Sculpture , 2011, no. 148, pp. 148-49, illustration in color of another cast

Catalog summary

Property from a Distinguished International Collection Henry Moore 1898 - 1986 Reclining Figure: Festival bronze length: 94 in. 238.8 cm. Conceived in 1951 and cast by the Gaskin foundry in an edition of 5+1 artist's proof. This work is recorded in the archives of the Henry Moore Foundation. --------------------------------------------------- 顯赫國際收藏 亨利・摩爾 1898 - 1986年 《躺臥人像：英國節》 青銅 長：94 英寸；238.8 公分 本作收錄於亨利・摩爾基金會檔案庫。 Provenance Henry Moore The Moore Danowski Trust, UK (acquired by descent from the above) Acquired from the above in 2001 by the present owner Literature Exh. Cat., London, South Bank, Festival of Britain , 1951, n.n., illustration of another cast Erich Neuman, The Archetypal World of Henry Moore , London, 1959, pp. 108-09, illustration of another cast Will Grohmann, The Art of Henry Moore , New York, 1960, pls. 44-45, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Exh. Cat., London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Henry Moore: An Exhibition of Sculpture from 1950-60 , 1960, no. 3, illustration of the plaster Exh. Cat., Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, Henry Moore: Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings , 1962, no. 10 Exh. Cat., Bochum, Städtische Kunstgalerie, Profile III Englische Kunst der Gegenwart , 1964, no. 106, n.p., illustration of another cast Henry Moore and John Hedgecoe, Henry Moore , New York, 1968, p. 196, illustration of another cast; pp. 189-95, detail illustrations of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Ionel Jianou, Henry Moore , New York and Paris, 1968, no. 278, pp. 92-93, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure: Festival Figure ) Exh. Cat., London, Tate Gallery , Henry Moore , 1968, n.n., p. 10, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Exh. Cat., Otterlo, Rijksmuseum Kröller-Muller and Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Henry Moore, 1968, no. 75 Robert Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969 , New York, 1970, pls. 415, 416 and 419, pp. 198-99, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Exh. Cat., Florence, Forte di Belvedere, Henry Moore , 1972, no. 67 Reinhold Hohl, Alberto Giacometti: Sculpture, Paintings, Drawing, London, 1972, p. 119 David Finn, Henry Moore, Sculpture and Environment , London, 1977, n.n., pp. 282-87, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Exh. Cat., Barcelona, Galería Joan Prats, Henry Moore y El Inquietante Infinito , 1979, no. 36, n.p., illustration in color of the plaster David Mitchinson, ed. , Henry Moore Sculpture, Barcelona, 1981, pls. 232-34, p. 116, illustration in color of the plaster; p. 117, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Alan Bowness, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture , vol. 2, London, 1986, no. 293, pls. 46-53, p. 33, illustration of another cast Henry Moore and John Hedgecoe, Henry Moore: My Ideas, Inspiration, and Life as an Artist , San Francisco, 1986, no. 27, pp. 80-81; pp. 84-85, detail illustrations of another cast, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Exh. Cat., Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and Fukuoka Art Museum, The Art of Henry Moore: Sculptures, drawings and graphics 1921 to 1984 , 1986, no. 3, p. 44, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Roger Berthoud, The Life of Henry Moore , New York, 1987, n.p, illustration of another cast Exh. Cat. London, Royal Academy of Arts, British Art in the Twentieth Century, 1987, p. 89, illustration of another cast Alan Wilkinson, Henry Moore Remembered: The Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Toronto, 1987, no. 85a, pp. 135-37, illustration of the plaster Exh. Cat., Wakefield, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Henry Moore and Landscape , 1987, no. 4, p. 15, illustration of another cast Exh. Cat., London, Royal Academy of Arts, Henry Moore , 1988, no. 121, pp. 97 and 230, illustration of the plaster Exh. Cat., Milan, Castello Sforzesco, Henry Moore , 1989, n.n., p. 9, illustration of another cast Exh. Cat., Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Henry Moore , 1989, no. 3, p. 36, illustration of another cast Exh. Cat., London, Royal Festival Hall, Symbols for ’51 , 1996, illustration of another cast David Mitchinson, Celebrating Moore: Works from the Collection of the Henry Moore Foundation, London, 1998, frontispiece, illustration in color of another cast Henry Moore and John Hedgecoe, Henry Moore, My Ideas, Inspiration and Life as an Artist , London, 1999, no. 27, pp. 80-81; pp. 84-85, detail illustrations of another cast, illustration of another cast (titled Reclining Figure ) Exh. Cat., Andros, Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Art, Henry Moore: In the Light of Greece , 2000, p. 64, illustration of the plaster Exh. Cat., Oxford, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Moore and Bacon, Flesh and Bone , 2013-14, no. 23, n.p., illustration of another cast Christa Lichtenstern, Henry Moore: Work—Theory—Impact , London, 2008, pp. 100-02, illustration in color of the plaster Chris Stephens, Henry Moore , London, 2010, pl. 129, pp. 188-89, illustration of the plaster Exh. Cat., London, Royal Academy, Modern British Sculpture , 2011, no. 148, pp. 148-49, illustration in color of another cast Exhibited (possibly) Hamburg, Kunstverein, Henry Moore, 1960, no. 17, illustrated (possibly) Bradford, Cartwright Hall and Lister Park, Bradford Art Galleries and Museum, Henry Moore 80th Birthday Exhibition , 1978, no. 6, n.p., illustrated (possibly) Madrid, Palacio de Velázquez, Palacio de Cristal and Parque de El Retiro, Henry Moore: Sculptures, Drawings, Graphics 1921-1981 , 1981, pls. 232-34, p. 117, illustrated (titled Reclining Figure ); p. 116, illustration in color of the plaster Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas, Henry Moore, 1983, no. E105 Paris, Didier Imbert Fine Arts, Henry Moore, Intime, 1992, pp. 138-39 and 154, illustrated Dallas Museum of Art; Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco; Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, Henry Moore: Sculpting the 20 th Century, 2001-2002, no. 55, p. 191, illustrated in color; p. 279, illustrated; p. 294, illustration in color of another cast (possibly) Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Foundation Maeght, Henry Moore: Retrospective , 2002, no. 111, pp. 136-37, this cast illustrated in color (possibly incorrectly listed as the Scottish National Gallery cast); p. 30, illustration of the plaster in a photo of the artist’s studio