Design - 16th October 2019
Lot 1479
Henry Moore (1898-1986) Family Group
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1500
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Description
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Family Group, 1946
a screen-printed rayon headsquare manufactured by Ascher Ltd, circa 1946, printed in colours on a grey ground, framed
unsigned
84.5cm square
Provenance
Paul Carroll Modern Art & Design, 2003.
The Jim Glennie Collection.
Literature
Geoffrey Rayner Artists' Textiles in Britain 1945-1970, Antique Collector's Club, page 26 for an example illustrated. this design was exhibited at Britain Can Make It held at The Victoria & Albert Museum in 1946. The scarf had an applied makers and designers label attached, the grey ground version is believed to be a trial version for the final version printed on a black ground.