A council has gone ahead with the controversial sale of the Henry Moore sculpture Draped Seated Woman to claw back money lost in budget cuts, it has emerged. The sale, by Tower Hamlets Council, had drawn vocal opposition from prominent figures in the British art world, including film-maker Danny Boyle, Tate director Sir Nicholas Serota and the artist's daughter Mary Moore. The artwork was originally sold to the council by Mr Moore at a below-market price in the 1960s with the understanding that...
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