This small pencil, wax crayon and watercolour drawing by Henry Moore (1898-1986) sold for £16,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Chiswick Auctions on December 12.
Mother and Child, 7 x 5in (18 x 14cm) signed and dated 1942, remained in the artist’s studio until it was gifted to the Italian actor and journalist Sandro Paternostro in 1973 and had remained with the family.