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| Moore, Henry, 1898-1986. |
| Henry Moore, catalogue of graphic work / [by] Gérald Cramer, Alistair Grant [and] David Mitchinson. 4 vols. Geneva: G. Cramer, 1973-1986. |
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| folio NE642 M6 C73 1973 Rare Book Division Max Stern Collection
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| Description |
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| Contents: v. [1] 1931-1972 -- v. 2. 1973-1975 -- v.3. 1976-1979 -- v.4. 1980-1984.
A Christie's price list for Henry Moore Prints from March 1981 is laid in vol. 1. A ms. inscription on the front flyleaf of each vol. notes: "Numbers we have as of II. '82," and "Dec. 12, 1986" in v.4, followed by a list of catalogue numbers (4 in v.1; 8 in v.2; 46 in v.3; 22 in v.4) referring to prints owned by Dominion Gallery. Corresponding pages in the catalogue are annotated.
Max Stern met Henry Moore in England at the end of 1956. The import tax on sculpture had just been lifted that year, with Stern having exerted his influence on his government connections. This was the beginning of a new chapter in Stern's collecting and in the life of the gallery. He was convinced that sculpture was the art form of the future. Henry Moore was the most well known British sculptor of his day and remains one of the best known modern sculptors internationally. Through Moore, Stern met many important sculptors in England, Italy and France, acquired a large variety of works and held several major sculpture exhibitions every year. For his own collection, Stern bought Moore's Upright Motive No. 5 (1955-56). It was a landmark in front of the Dominion Gallery on Sherbrooke Street with one of Rodin's Burghers of Calais for many years until he gave both works to Montreal's Musée d'art contemporain in 1982.
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