Shaft and Circle
Details
Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)
Shaft and Circle
signed, numbered and inscribed with foundry mark 'Barbara Hepworth 2/9 MORRIS SINGER FOUNDERS LONDON' (on the back of the base)
polished bronze
Height: 48 in. (121.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1972; this bronze version cast in 1974
Shaft and Circle
signed, numbered and inscribed with foundry mark 'Barbara Hepworth 2/9 MORRIS SINGER FOUNDERS LONDON' (on the back of the base)
polished bronze
Height: 48 in. (121.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1972; this bronze version cast in 1974
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., London (until July 1981).
Jay Spectre, New York.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner.
Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., London (until July 1981).
Jay Spectre, New York.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner.
Literature
M. Gale and C. Stephens, Barbara Hepworth, Works in the Tate Gallery Collection and the Barbara Hepworth Museum, St. Ives, London, 1999, pp. 157 and 262-263, no. 73 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 263).
W. Ganis, "A Forest of Sculpture: The Simon Spierer Collection," Sculpture, vol. 24, no. 8, October 2005, p. 25 (another cast illustrated in color).
W. Ganis, "A Forest of Sculpture: The Simon Spierer Collection," Sculpture, vol. 24, no. 8, October 2005, p. 25 (another cast illustrated in color).
Sale Room Notice
Please note the casting information, correct provenance and additional literature:
Conceived in 1972; this bronze version cast in 1974
Estate of the artist.
Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., London (until July 1981).
Jay Spectre, New York.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner.
M. Gale and C. Stephens, Barbara Hepworth, Works in the Tate Gallery Collection and the Barbara Hepworth Museum, St. Ives, London, 1999, pp. 157 and 262-263, no. 73 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 263).
W. Ganis, "A Forest of Sculpture: The Simon Spierer Collection," Sculpture, vol. 24, no. 8, October 2005, p. 25 (another cast illustrated in color).
Conceived in 1972; this bronze version cast in 1974
Estate of the artist.
Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., London (until July 1981).
Jay Spectre, New York.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner.
M. Gale and C. Stephens, Barbara Hepworth, Works in the Tate Gallery Collection and the Barbara Hepworth Museum, St. Ives, London, 1999, pp. 157 and 262-263, no. 73 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 263).
W. Ganis, "A Forest of Sculpture: The Simon Spierer Collection," Sculpture, vol. 24, no. 8, October 2005, p. 25 (another cast illustrated in color).