Mother with Child on Knee

细节

Henry Moore, O.M., C.H. (1898-1986)
Mother with Child on Knee
bronze with brown patina
6½in. (16.5cm.) high 7 5/8in. (19.3cm.) long
Conceived in 1956 and cast in an edition of nine

出版

R. Melville, Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, New York, 1971, no.514 (another cast titled 'Mother and Child no.4' illustrated).
A.Bowness, Henry Moore, Complete Sculpture 1955-64, vol.3, London 1986, no.409 (another cast illustrated).

拍场告示

The Henry Moore Foundation has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Please note that the work was cast in an edition of 11+1 rather than 9.

拍品专文

This sculpture is related to 'Mother and Child' and 'Seated Woman: One arm', also of 1956 (A. Bowness, Henry Moore Complete Sculpture 1955-64, vol.3, London, 1986, no's 409b and 410 respectively).
The theme of Mother and child is recurrent throughout Moore's work. He said "There are two particular motives or subjects which I have constantly used in my sculpture in the last twenty years: they are the Reclining Figure idea and the Mother and Child idea. (Perhaps of the two the Mother and Child has been the more fundamental obsession.)" (F. Russoli & D. Mitchinson (ed.), Henry Moore Sculpture with comments by the artist, Barcelona, 1981, p.115).