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Page from Sketchbook: Two Sculptural Figures on Green Background
Henry Moore (British, 1898–1986) · 1948
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Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $40,000 – $60,000 (≈ £30,852 – £46,278) (≈ €35,981 – €53,971)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “Drawing in pencil, wax crayon and watercolor, on wove paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "Moore 48" lower right · Henry Moore signature
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (29.2 x 24.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (NY010417)
- Date
- May 17, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 245
- Estimate
- $40,000 – $60,000 (≈ £30,852 – £46,278) (≈ €35,981 – €53,971)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered twice in 2017 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1
May 17, 2017 · Phillips this result
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, lot 245
Bought in / unsold · est. $40,000 – $60,000
As catalogued
Henry Moore, “Page from Sketchbook: Two Sculptural Figures on Green Background”, 1948
Drawing in pencil, wax crayon and watercolor, on wove paper
11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (29.2 x 24.1 cm)
Oct 17, 2017 · Phillips
Editions & Works on Paper, lot 18
Sold $43,750Sign up to see · est. $25,000 – $35,000
As catalogued
Henry Moore, “Page from Sketchbook: Two Sculptural Figures on Green Background”, 1948
Drawing in pencil, wax crayon and watercolor, on wove paper
11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (29.2 x 24.1 cm)
Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 88%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.
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