Reclining Figure with Sea Background, from: Reclining Figures, 1973
Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
65.4 x 50.5 cm. / 25.7 x 19.9 in.
This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Moore” at the lower right margin and dated “73” [1973] below the signature.
This impression is inscribed “HC” and numbered in Arabic numerals from the edition of twenty hors commerce [out of trade], in the lower left margin. This is aside the standard edition of 50 on Arches paper.
It was printed by Curwen Prints Ltd, London and published by Société Internationale d'Art XXe Siècle, Paris.
Is the first composition of six from the portfolio “Reclining Figures” published in 1973.
Provenance: Evelyn Aimis Fine Art, Highland Beach, Florida, United States of America
Literature: Cramer, G., Grant, A., & Mitchinson, D. (1976) Henry Moore: Catalogue of the Graphic Work, Volume II 1973-1975. Geneva: Gérald Cramer Éditeur.
Reference: Cramer 236
Condition: Excellent condition. A pale, unobtrusive band of time-staining in the margins.