20th Century Evening Sale

BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)

Lot 50

17.11.2025 00:00UTC +00:00

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ID 1492585

Lot 50 | BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)

Valeur estimée

$ 5 000 000 – 7 000 000

BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
The Family of Man (Figure 5, Parent II)
signed, numbered and inscribed with foundry mark 'Barbara Hepworth 4/4 Morris Singer FOUNDERS LONDON' (on the back)
bronze with dark brown and green patina and polished bronze
Height: 94 1/8 in. (239.1 cm.)
Conceived in 1970; this bronze version cast circa 1974

Provenance

Estate of the artist.
Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., London (on consignment from the above, 1975).
Acquired from the above by the late owners, 16 April 1987.

Literature

R. Guasco, "Alla Marlborough di Zurigo: Barbara Hepworth" in Europa letteraria e artistica, 8 August 1975 (illustrated).
C. Nemser, Art Talk: Conversations with 12 Women Artists, New York, 1975, pp. 20, 23 and 32 (The Family of Man group illustrated, p. 32).
M. Quantrill, "From London: Some Anglo-Saxon Intentions and Responses" in Art International, vol. 22, no. 2, 2 February 1978, p. 88.
A. Bowness, Barbara Hepworth: A Pictorial Autobiography, London, 1985, p. 131, no. 349 (The Family of Man group illustrated).
A.M. Hammacher, Barbara Hepworth, London, 1987, p. 198, no. 178 (The Family of Man group illustrated).
S. Festing, Barbara Hepworth: A Life of Forms, London, 1995, pp. 288-299.
C. Stephens, ed., Barbara Hepworth Centenary, exh. cat., Tate St Ives, 2003, pp. 28, 36 and 134-135, no. 86 (The Family of Man group illustrated, p. 134; another cast illustrated in color, p. 137).
S. Bowness, ed., Barbara Hepworth: The Plasters, The Gift to Wakefield, Farnham, 2011, pp. 43-45, 59 and 63 (armature illustrated, p. 45, pl. 37).
P. Curtis, Barbara Hepworth: British Artists, London, 2013, p. 59 (The Family of Man group illustrated, fig. 66).
S. Bowness, ed., Barbara Hepworth: Writings and Conversations, London, 2015, pp. 226, 243, 246-250, 257, 264, 283, 287 and 294.
S. Bowness, Barbara Hepworth: The Sculptor in the Studio, London, 2017, pp. 66, 70, 109, 118 and 143 (plaster version illustrated, p. 67, fig. 70).
E. Clayton, Barbara Hepworth: Art and Life, London, 2021, p. 254.

Exhibited

Zurich, Marlborough Galerie, Barbara Hepworth, August-October 1975, pp. 8, 11 and 30, no. 12 (illustrated, pp. 8 and 31).

Further Details

The Family of Man (Figure 5, Parent II) is included as BH 513e in the Hepworth catalogue raisonné of sculptures being revised by Dr. Sophie Bowness.

Artiste:	Barbara Hepworth (1903 - 1975)
Technique appliquée:	Construction métallique
Matériel:	Bronce
Style artistique:	Art moderne
Lieu d'origine:	Europe du Nord, Europe, Royaume-Uni
Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères:	Sculptures, statues et personnages

Artiste:	Barbara Hepworth (1903 - 1975)
Technique appliquée:	Construction métallique
Matériel:	Bronce
Style artistique:	Art moderne
Lieu d'origine:	Europe du Nord, Europe, Royaume-Uni
Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères:	Sculptures, statues et personnages

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