Henry MOORE - Mother and Child: Petal Skirt

Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986)
Mother and Child: Petal Skirt
conceived in 1955; cast in 1955
bronze; edition 4 of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof by the Fiorini foundry, London 
19 x 9 x 15.5 cm (inc. marble base)
signed and numbered ‘Moore 4/6’

Provenance:
Lew & Edie Wasserman, Los Angeles (acquired from the artist after 1966)
Sale: Christie’s New York, 2 November 2011, lot 233
Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Private collection, New Jersey (acquired from the above)

Exhibited:
New York, Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, Contemporary & Modern Masters, 2014

Literature:
H. Read & A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Sculpures and Drawings, 1955-65, vol. 3, London, 1965, p. 26, no. 400b (another cast illustrated)
A. Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings 1955-64, vol. 3, London, 1986, p. 26, no. 400b, pl. 22 (another cast illustrated)

Price:
$98,000 + 5% UK import VAT