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Barbara Hepworth
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Barbara Hepworth
- Square Forms
- numbered 3/9
- bronze
- height (not including base): 33.5cm.; 13¼in.
- Conceived in 1962, the present work is number 3 from the edition of 9.
Provenance
Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Zurich, where acquired by Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1964
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
Their sale, Sotheby's New York, 12th November 1988, lot 455
Private Collection, Belgium
Their sale, Sotheby's London, 21st June 2005, lot 390
Private Collection
Their sale, Sotheby's London, 10th December 2008, lot 74, where acquired by the present owner
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
Their sale, Sotheby's New York, 12th November 1988, lot 455
Private Collection, Belgium
Their sale, Sotheby's London, 21st June 2005, lot 390
Private Collection
Their sale, Sotheby's London, 10th December 2008, lot 74, where acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
Zurich, Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Drawings, 1963-64, cat. no.11;
Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, Sculpture in our Century: Selections from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection, 1967, cat. no.23;
London, Tate, Barbara Hepworth, 3rd April - 19th May 1968, cat. no.123 (another cast);
London, Gimpel Fils, Barbara Hepworth, 50 Sculptures from 1935 to 1970, 1975, cat. no.35, illustrated (another cast);
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Barbara Hepworth: The Hishhorn Museum Collection, 1981;
Liverpool, Tate, Barbara Hepworth, A Retrospective, 14th September - 4th December 1994, cat. no.66, illustrated (another cast), with tour to Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven and Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, Sculpture in our Century: Selections from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection, 1967, cat. no.23;
London, Tate, Barbara Hepworth, 3rd April - 19th May 1968, cat. no.123 (another cast);
London, Gimpel Fils, Barbara Hepworth, 50 Sculptures from 1935 to 1970, 1975, cat. no.35, illustrated (another cast);
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Barbara Hepworth: The Hishhorn Museum Collection, 1981;
Liverpool, Tate, Barbara Hepworth, A Retrospective, 14th September - 4th December 1994, cat. no.66, illustrated (another cast), with tour to Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven and Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
Literature
Barbara Hepworth: Sculptures and Drawings, exh. cat., John Lewis Partnership, Oxford Street, London, 1963, illustrated (another cast);
5 British Sculptors (work and talk), exh. cat., IBM Gallery, New York, 1965, illustrated (another cast);
Abraham Marie Hammacher, Barbara Hepworth, Thames & Hudson, London, 1968, cat. no.139, illustrated p.161 (another cast);
Alan Bowness, The Complete Sculpture of Barbara Hepworth, 1960-1969, 1971, no. 313, illustrated p.33 (another cast);
David Fraser Jenkins, Barbara Hepworth: A Guide to the Tate Gallery Collection at London and St Ives, Cornwall, London, 1982, illustrated p.17(another cast);
Matthew Gale & Chris Stephens, Barbara Hepworth, Tate Gallery Publishing, London, 1998, cat. no.56, illustrated p.216 (another cast).
5 British Sculptors (work and talk), exh. cat., IBM Gallery, New York, 1965, illustrated (another cast);
Abraham Marie Hammacher, Barbara Hepworth, Thames & Hudson, London, 1968, cat. no.139, illustrated p.161 (another cast);
Alan Bowness, The Complete Sculpture of Barbara Hepworth, 1960-1969, 1971, no. 313, illustrated p.33 (another cast);
David Fraser Jenkins, Barbara Hepworth: A Guide to the Tate Gallery Collection at London and St Ives, Cornwall, London, 1982, illustrated p.17(another cast);
Matthew Gale & Chris Stephens, Barbara Hepworth, Tate Gallery Publishing, London, 1998, cat. no.56, illustrated p.216 (another cast).
Condition
Structurally sound.
There are a few minor casting imperfections visible in the form of pin holes, but this excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition.
Housed on a 18cm. high wooden plinth, 11cm. deep.
Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
We are grateful to Dr. Sophie Bowness for her kind assistance with the cataloguing apparatus for the present work, which will feature in her forthcoming revised catalogue raisonné of the Artist's sculpture.