Henry Moore
Woman Reading in Bed , 1951 (Executed)
Lot #415 |
2026-04-29 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern Day Auction
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 50,000 - 70,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12125
Auction name: Modern Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-04-29
End date: 2026-05-20
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century British Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 24 by 19 Ā¼ in. 61 by 48.9 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
61
Width In Centimeters:
48.9
Height In Inches:
24
Width In Inches:
19.25
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Year notes: Executed in 1951.
Provenance
Roland, Browse and Delbanco, London Andrew Revai, London (acquired by 1970) Jeffrey H. Loria & Co., Inc., New York Acquired from the above in 2007 by the present owner
Literature
Robert Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969 , New York, 1970, p.356, pl. 428, illustrated Ann Garrould, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Drawings 1950-76 , vol. 4, Aldershot, 2003, no. AG 51.29, p. 51, illustrated
Catalog summary
Henry Moore 1898 -1986 Woman Reading in Bed signed Moore and dated 51 (lower right); signed Moore and dated 51 (center left); signed Moore and dated 51 (center right); signed Moore and dated 51 (lower center) pencil, colored crayon, chalk, watercolor, gouache and ink wash on paper 24 by 19 Ā¼ in. 61 by 48.9 cm. Executed in 1951. Provenance Roland, Browse and Delbanco, London Andrew Revai, London (acquired by 1970) Jeffrey H. Loria & Co., Inc., New York Acquired from the above in 2007 by the present owner Literature Robert Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969 , New York, 1970, p.356, pl. 428, illustrated Ann Garrould, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Drawings 1950-76 , vol. 4, Aldershot, 2003, no. AG 51.29, p. 51, illustrated