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This original etching and aquatint is hand signed by the artist in pencil “Moore” at the lower right margin.
It is also numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin. There were also ten hors commerce [out of trade] impressions aside from the standard edition.
It was printed by 2RC Editirice, Rome and co-published by Raymond Spencer Company Ltd for the Henry Moore Foundation, Much Hadham.
The work was printed as part of the portfolio “Sculptural Ideas” that included seven original etchings by Henry Moore.
The paper bears the blindstamp of the publisher in the lower left corner.
Literature: Cramer, G., Grant, A., & Mitchinson, D. (1986) Henry Moore: Catalogue of the Graphic Work 1980-1984. Geneva: Gérald Cramer Éditeur
Reference: Cramer 581.
Condition: Very good condition. Very pale time-staining in the margins. Remnants of hinging tape, verso.
