HENRY MOORE | TWO HEADS II

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HENRY MOORE
1898-1986
TWO HEADS II

signed
charcoal, conté crayon and chalk on paper
21 by 30cm.; 8¼ by 11¾in.
Executed in 1983.

Condition Report:
The sheet is attached to the mount with adhesive tabs at the upper left and right corners. The left, lower, and right edges are cut. The upper edge is deckled. There is very slight rounding to the corners. There are faint creases towards the upper edge, with other more minor instances elsewhere. The sheet undulates slightly. There is some light smudging to the work. There are handling marks to the extreme edges. There are two tiny dots of foxing above the left figure towards the upper edge, with further possible more minor instances elsewhere. There is some very light dust and studio detritus to the surface of the work. This excepting, the work appears to be in very good overall condition.

The work is window mounted and presented in a painted wooden and metal frame under glass.

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Provenance:
Raymond Spencer Co., Much Hadham

Dominion Gallery, Montreal

Leslie Sacks Fine Art, Los Angeles