Henry Moore Signed (7 results)

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Card by Sculptor Henry Moore. Dated 1963. Henry Spencer Moore 1898 - 1986 was an English artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. Size is 115mm x 75mm. Condition is good. From the collection of autograph collector Peter Bland. Ref 19229. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The dust jacket has been placed in protective mylar for preservation. Minor wear to cover boards and spine. The text block includes extensive art to supplement the text. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Cloth. Condition: Good ++. Reprint. Reprints 1923-1928. Ownership Inscription to two volumes by the Sculptor Henry Moore and probably a gift from his new Russian bride when they married in 1929. Dated 1929 in both volumes. Books owned by Henry Moore of this period are rare in commerce. The late 1920's were very important formative years and in 1928 saw Moore's first solo exhibition, held at the Warren Gallery in London. On 19 July 1929, Moore married Irina Radetsky, a painting student at the Royal College. Shortly after they married, the couple moved to a studio in Hampstead at 11a Parkhill Road NW3, joining a small colony of avant-garde artists who were taking root there. Shortly afterward, Hepworth and her second husband Ben Nicholson moved into a studio around the corner from Moore, while Naum Gabo, Roland Penrose, Cecil Stephenson and the art critic Herbert Read also lived in the area (Read referred to the area as "a nest of gentle artists").Books are good++ and quite bright. Gilt on one spine dulled. Not a matching set by colour. Edges rubbed in place and light marking to cloth. Contents good. Rare unique set. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 17640/17473/17472.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. First Edition. An Original Photograph from the Henry Williamson Family Estate of a Preliminary Sculpture of Henry Williamson and Signed to the Base by Henry Moore. I am not aware that Henry Moore undertook a sculpture of Henry Williamson so a little bit of a mystery. It is dated 1966 so may be a photograph of Anthony Grays preliminary clay sculpture and it was signed by Moore for some reason. Gray may have known Moore. Condition is good. Creasing and edge rubbing. Size of photograph is 255 x 210mm More images can be taken upon request. Ref18471.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second Printing. 124 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. Prescient thoughts on the threats to freedom and material well-being represented by socialism/communism. Particularly interesting given that it was written just after the tide of WWII had turned. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. An Original Photograph Signed to the front by Henry Moore. C1980. Signed photographs are un-common.Henry Spencer Moore 1898 - 1986 was an English artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. Moore became well known through his carved marble and larger-scale abstract cast bronze sculptures, and was instrumental in introducing a particular form of modernism to the United Kingdom.The photograph is 150mm x 95mm and in very good condition. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 16782. Signed by Author(s).

Original Cloth Box. Condition: Very Good. Henry Moore (illustrator). Limited/Numbered. Tilte page, 4pp and colophone.+80 coloured plates. ONE 0F 180 COPIES OF THE GERMAN EDITION (COPY NR. 24) SIGNED BY HENRY MOORE. Without the original lithograph called for. Remark in the colophone: " Die Lichtdrucke wurden in der graphischen Anstalt Ganymed , Berlin hergestellt." - Original folio red linen case with some light wear and small 3cm tear on head of spine, Otherwise a very good clean and fresh copy. Signed by Illustrator(s).