Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
Falling Warrior
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Falling Warrior
Date1956-57
Foundry
Fiorini Ltd, London
Artwork TypeSculpture Summary
Catalogue NumberLH 405
Mediabronze
Dimensionsartwork (h x l x d): 65 × 154 × 85 cm
Ownershipedition summary - see individual casts for ownership
More InformationEdition summary
Bronze edition of 10+1 artist's copy, cast c.1957
Foundry: Fiorini Ltd, London
Current or last known owner - click on the 'related' tab below to find out more about specific works
cast a: Hakone Open-Air Museum, Japan
cast b: Sotheby's, New York, 3 Feb 1975
cast c (artist's copy): The Trustees of the Tate Gallery, London: gift of the artist 1978
cast d: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC: gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
cast e: private collection
cast f: Art Institute of Chicago, gift of the Sarah Lee Corporation
cast g: Clare College, Cambridge
cast h: Walker Art Gallery, Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside
cast i: Sotheby's, New York, 14 May 2018
cast j: Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich
cast k: Kirklees Metropolitan Council, Huddersfield Art Gallery
plaster (shield only), 1956-57: The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
Remarks
Falling Warrior is one of only six almost life-size male figures created by Moore. It presents the flung-back body as wounded and fragile.
Bronze edition of 10+1 artist's copy, cast c.1957
Foundry: Fiorini Ltd, London
Current or last known owner - click on the 'related' tab below to find out more about specific works
cast a: Hakone Open-Air Museum, Japan
cast b: Sotheby's, New York, 3 Feb 1975
cast c (artist's copy): The Trustees of the Tate Gallery, London: gift of the artist 1978
cast d: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC: gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
cast e: private collection
cast f: Art Institute of Chicago, gift of the Sarah Lee Corporation
cast g: Clare College, Cambridge
cast h: Walker Art Gallery, Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside
cast i: Sotheby's, New York, 14 May 2018
cast j: Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich
cast k: Kirklees Metropolitan Council, Huddersfield Art Gallery
plaster (shield only), 1956-57: The Henry Moore Foundation: gift of the artist 1977
Remarks
Falling Warrior is one of only six almost life-size male figures created by Moore. It presents the flung-back body as wounded and fragile.
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