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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT SAN FRANCISCO COLLECTION
HENRY MOORE (1898-1986)
Stringed Mother and Child
Details
HENRY MOORE (1898-1986)
Stringed Mother and Child
signed and numbered '1⁄9 Moore' (on the back)
bronze with dark brown patina and red string
Height (including base): 4 5⁄8 in. (11.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1938
Stringed Mother and Child
signed and numbered '1⁄9 Moore' (on the back)
bronze with dark brown patina and red string
Height (including base): 4 5⁄8 in. (11.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1938
Provenance
James Kirkman, London.
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1985.
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1985.
Literature
D. Sylvester, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1921-1948, London, 1957, vol. 1, p. 11, no. 186 (lead and wire version illustrated, p. 14).
A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1980-1986, London, 1999, vol. 6, p. 30, no. 186h (large version illustrated, pls. 23 and 24).
The Henry Moore Foundation, Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue (www.henry-moore.org), no. LH 186 (another cast illustrated in color; accessed April 2026).
A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore: Complete Sculpture, 1980-1986, London, 1999, vol. 6, p. 30, no. 186h (large version illustrated, pls. 23 and 24).
The Henry Moore Foundation, Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue (www.henry-moore.org), no. LH 186 (another cast illustrated in color; accessed April 2026).
Brought to you by
Emmanuelle Loulmet
Specialist, Head of the Impressionist and Modern Day Sale