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live November 23 | 10:00 AM
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174 - Henry Moore (1898–1986)

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€400 - 600

Sale fees

34%

Henry Moore (1898–1986) Composition for a Poem by Herbert Read (c. 1946), 2010 Etching and aquatint on vellum Signed and numbered “39/50” in pencil From an edition of 50 copies on Auvergne vellum and X artist’s proofs Publisher: Henry Moore Foundation, Perry Green Printer: Atelier Lacourière, Paris 34.9 x 27.6 cm (image) - framed This is Moore’s first etching, created to illustrate a poem by the poet and art critic Herbert Read, who published the first monograph on Moore in 1934. Exhibitions: 2010–2011, Perry Green and Leeds, Henry Moore: Prints and Portfolios. Bibliography: Cramer, Grant, and Mitchinson 4 Exhibitions: 2010–2011, Perry Green and Leeds, Henry Moore: Prints and Portfolios. Bibliography: Cramer, Grant, and Mitchinson 4

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Publications: prints, artist's books, and multiples
Monday, November 23
10:00 AM
3, rue Rossini
75009 Paris, France

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