Lot 23 · Impressionist / Modern Evening Sale
Reclining Figure: Festival
Henry Moore · bronze with dark brown patina
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- Estimate
- £3,500,000–£5,500,000 hammer ≈ $5,797,750–$9,110,750
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist / Modern Evening Sale, London · 2 July 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4622339
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Henry Moore, Reclining Figure: Festival. Christie's, 2 Jul 1998, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4622339.
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Henry Moore, Reclining Figure: Festival. Christie's, 2 Jul 1998, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4622339.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Moore | Reclining Figure: Festival | $31,000,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | |
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| Pablo Picasso | Figure (Projet pour un monument à Guillaume Apollinaire) | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
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| Henry Moore | Reclining Woman: Elbow | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
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The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.