Henry Moore - Modern & Contemporary Editions New York Sunday, November 21, 2010 | Phillips

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    Moore’s second print, Reclining Nude, was a Surrealist induced woodengraving (as was his first print) and were the only two he ever produced using this technique. Obviously it held little interest in his later printmaking journeys, but these two images are some of his most interesting.

Property from a Private Collector, Los Angeles

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Reclining Nude

1931/1966
Wood engraving, on laid paper, with full margins (deckle on two sides),
I. 4 x 6 3/8 in. (10.2 x 16.2 cm);
S. 9 x 12 3/4 in. (22.9 x 32.4 cm)

signed and numbered 37/50 in pencil (there were also 10 artist's proofs in Roman numerals), published by Gérald Cramer, Geneva, the palest mat staining, otherwise in very good condition, unframed.

Estimate
$4,000 - 6,000 

Modern & Contemporary Editions

21 Nov 2010
New York