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Henry Moore O.M., C.H. (British, 1898-1986) Upright Motive, Maquette No. 4 29.8 cm. (11 1/2 in.) high (excluding the slate base) (Conceived in 1955 and cast by Fiorini Ltd, London, in an edition of 9) image 1
Henry Moore O.M., C.H. (British, 1898-1986) Upright Motive, Maquette No. 4 29.8 cm. (11 1/2 in.) high (excluding the slate base) (Conceived in 1955 and cast by Fiorini Ltd, London, in an edition of 9) image 2
Henry Moore O.M., C.H. (British, 1898-1986) Upright Motive, Maquette No. 4 29.8 cm. (11 1/2 in.) high (excluding the slate base) (Conceived in 1955 and cast by Fiorini Ltd, London, in an edition of 9) image 3
Henry Moore O.M., C.H. (British, 1898-1986) Upright Motive, Maquette No. 4 29.8 cm. (11 1/2 in.) high (excluding the slate base) (Conceived in 1955 and cast by Fiorini Ltd, London, in an edition of 9) image 4
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Henry Moore O.M., C.H.
(British, 1898-1986)
Upright Motive, Maquette No. 4 29.8 cm. (11 1/2 in.) high (excluding the slate base)

18 June 2025, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Henry Moore O.M., C.H. (British, 1898-1986)

Upright Motive, Maquette No. 4
bronze with a brown/green patina on a slate base
29.8 cm. (11 1/2 in.) high (excluding the slate base)
Conceived in 1955 and cast by Fiorini Ltd, London, in an edition of 9

Footnotes

Provenance
Private Collection, Norway

Exhibited
Beijing, China Art Gallery, Moore in China, 24 October-26 November 2000 (another cast, catalogue untraced); this exhibition travelled to Guangzhou, Guangdong Museum of Art, 19 December 2000-11 February 2001, Shanghai Art Museum, 3 March-15 April 2001
Bath, The Holburne Museum, Henry Moore in Miniature, 3 May-8 September 2024 (another cast)

Literature
Alan Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore: Sculpture and Drawings Volume 3, Sculpture 1955-64, Lund Humphries, London, 1986, p.20-21, cat.no.LH 381 (ill.b&w, another cast)

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