Henry Moore (1898-1986), Working Model for Reclining Woman: Elbow

Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Working Model for Reclining Woman: Elbow
signed and numbered 'Moore 8/9' (on the top of the base); inscribed with foundry mark ‘Morris Singer Founders London’ (on the back of the base)
bronze with golden brown patina
Length: 36 7/8 in. (93.7 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1981

Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner, March 1982.

Pre-Lot Text
Property from the Collection of Norman and Monica Ziegelman

Literature
R. Berthoud, The Life of Henry Moore, New York, 1987, no. 174 (monumental version illustrated).
A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1980-1986, London, 1988, vol. 6, p. 38, no. 809 (other casts illustrated, p. 39 and pls. 57-58).
D. Mitchinson, ed., Celebrating Moore, Berkeley, 1998, p. 342, no. 271 (monumental version illustrated in color, p. 41, fig. 11 and p. 342).