DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975) - photo 1
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975) - photo 2
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975) - photo 3
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975) - photo 4

DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)

Lot 9
18.10.2023 18:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Sold
£ 189 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 1051316
Lot 9 | DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
Estimate value
£ 180 000 – 250 000
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)

Six Forms (2 x 3)

signed, numbered, dated and stamped with foundry mark 'Barbara Hepworth 1968/ 5⁄9' (on the top of the base)

bronze with a brown and green patina

34 ½ in. (87.6 cm.) wide

Conceived in 1968 and cast by Morris Singer Foundry, London.

This work is recorded as BH 467.





Provenance

The artist's estate.

Purchased at the 1979 exhibition by the present owner's husband.



Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth, New York, Gimpel-Weitzenhoffer Gallery, 1969, n.p., no. 9, another cast illustrated.

Exhibition catalogue, A Selection of 20th Century British Art, London, Cunard Marlborough Gallery on board Q.E.2, 1969, n.p., exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated.

Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: Recent Work, Sculpture, Paintings, Prints, London, Marlborough Fine Art, 1970, pp. 7, 22, no. 13, another cast illustrated.

Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth, Plymouth, City Art Gallery, 1970, n.p., no. 51, another cast illustrated.

A. Bowness (ed.), The Complete Sculpture of Barbara Hepworth 1960-69, London, 1971, p. 47, no. 467, pl. 13, another cast illustrated.

Exhibition catalogue, The Artist and the Book in France from Matisse to Vasarely and Barbara Hepworth Sculpture and Lithographs, Folkestone, New Metropole Arts Centre, 1974, n.p., no. 2, another cast illustrated.

A. Bowness, A Guide to the Barbara Hepworth Museum, St Ives, 1976, n.p., no. 29.

Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: Carvings and Bronzes, New York, Marlborough Gallery, 1979, pp. 12, 29, no. 32, illustrated.

Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth, West Bretton, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 1980, pp. 13, 27, no. 17, another cast illustrated.

D.F. Jenkins, Barbara Hepworth: A Guide to the Tate Gallery Collection at London and St Ives, Cornwall, London, 1982, pp. 20, 38, incorrectly dated '1963', another cast illustrated on the front cover.

Exhibition catalogue, Sculpture in a Country Park: An Outdoor Exhibition in the Gardens of Margam, Cardiff, Welsh Sculpture Trust, 1983, p. 26, another cast illustrated.

The Tate Gallery 1980–82: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London, 1984, p. 122, no. T03147, another cast illustrated.

P. Curtis and A.G. Wilkinson, exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: A Retrospective, Liverpool, Tate Liverpool, 1994, pp. 113, 165, no. 76, another cast illustrated.

A.G. Wilkinson, exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: Sculptures from the Estate, New York, Wildenstein, 1996, pp. 48-49, 108, exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated.

Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: Retrospective, Nancy, Musée des Beaux Arts, 2006, p. 101, no. 43, another cast illustrated.

S. Bowness, Barbara Hepworth: The Sculptor in the Studio, London, 2017, p. 124.

Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: A Matter of Form, New York, Pace Gallery, 2018, pp. 54-55, no. 54, another cast illustrated.

C. Chevillot, S. Matson and S. Bowness, exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth, Paris, Musée Rodin, 2019, p. 190, no. 167, another cast illustrated.



Exhibited

St Ives, Guildhall, Exhibition on the Occasion of the Conferment of the Honorary Freedom of the Borough of St Ives on Bernard Leach and Barbara Hepworth, September - October 1968, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.

New York, Gimpel-Weitzenhoffer Gallery, Barbara Hepworth, April - May 1969, no. 9, another cast exhibited.

London, Cunard Marlborough Gallery on board Q.E.2, A Selection of 20th Century British Art, 1969, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.

St Ives, Penwith Gallery, Winter Exhibition 1969, October - December 1969, no. 4, another cast exhibited.

London, Marlborough Fine Art, Barbara Hepworth: Recent Work, Sculpture, Paintings, Prints, February - March 1970, no. 13, another cast exhibited.

Plymouth, City Art Gallery, Barbara Hepworth, June - August 1970, no. 51, another cast exhibited.

Hakone, Hakone Open-Air Museum, Barbara Hepworth Exhibition, June - September 1970, no. 28, another cast exhibited.

Winchester, The Cathedral Close, Ten Sculptors - Two Cathedrals, July - August 1970, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Salisbury, Cathedral Close, August - September 1970.

Austin, University of Texas Art Museum, Barbara Hepworth, September 1971, no. 2, another cast exhibited.

Folkestone, New Metropole Arts Centre, The Artist and the Book in France from Matisse to Vasarely and Barbara Hepworth Sculpture and Lithographs, December 1974 - February 1975, no. 2, another cast exhibited.

Galashiels, Scottish Arts Council, Scottish College of Textiles, Barbara Hepworth: A Selection of Small Bronzes and Prints, April - May 1978, no. 22, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Inverness, Museum and Art Gallery, June 1978; Dundee, Museum and Art Gallery, September 1978; Milngavie, Lillie Art Gallery, September - October 1978; Hawick, Museum and Art Gallery, October - November 1978; and Ayr, Maclaurin Art Gallery, November - December 1978.

New York, Marlborough Gallery, Barbara Hepworth: Carvings and Bronzes, May - June 1979, no. 32.

West Bretton, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Barbara Hepworth, July - October 1980, no. 17, another cast exhibited.

Liverpool, Tate Liverpool, Barbara Hepworth: A Retrospective, September - December 1994, no. 76, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to New Haven, Yale Center for British Art, February - April 1995; and Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, May - August 1995.

New York, Wildenstein, Barbara Hepworth: Sculptures from the Estate, October - November 1996, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.

Nancy, Musée des Beaux Arts, Barbara Hepworth: Retrospective, January - March 2006, no. 43, another cast exhibited.

New York, Pace Gallery, Barbara Hepworth: A Matter of Form, March - April 2018, no. 54, another cast exhibited.

Paris, Musée Rodin, Barbara Hepworth, November 2019 - March 2020, no. 167, another cast exhibited.
Artist:Barbara Hepworth (1903 - 1975)
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Art style:Modern art
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
15.10.2023 12:00 – 17:00
16.10.2023 09:00 – 17:00
17.10.2023 09:00 – 17:00
18.10.2023 09:00 – 17:00
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

More from Creator

DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
£120 000
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
£700 000
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
£80 000
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
£100 000
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
£40 000
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
£400 000
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
£250 000
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1970)
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1970)
£60 000

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.