Henry Moore (1898-1986), Reclining Figure

Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Reclining Figure
signed and numbered 'Moore 7/9' (on the top of the base); inscribed with foundry mark 'Morris Singer Founders London' (on the back of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Length: 97 in. (246.3 cm.)
Height: 47 1/8 in. (120 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1982

Provenance
Anon. (acquired from the artist, circa 1985); sale, Sotheby's, London, 3 February 2010, lot 33.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature
A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1980-1986, London, 1988, vol. 6, p. 30, no. 677a (other casts illustrated, p. 31 and pls. 26-28).
D. Mitchinson, ed., Celebrating Henry Moore: Works from the Collection of the Henry Moore Foundation, London, 1998, p. 319 (another cast illustrated in color).

Exhibited
Chicago, Chicago International Art Exhibition, May 1984.
La Jolla, Tasende Gallery, Sculpture for Open Space, 1985 (illustrated in color).
La Jolla, Tasende Gallery, 10th Anniversary Exhibition, June 1989.