Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)
Property from a distinguished Canadian Collection
Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)

Landscape Sculpture (1944)

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Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)
Landscape Sculpture (1944)
signed, dated and numbered 'Barbara Hepworth 1944 1/7' (on the top of the base); stamped with foundry mark 'Morris Singer Founders London' (on the back of the base)
bronze with green patina and string
Length: 26 in. (66 cm.)
Height: 12½ in. (31.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1944 and cast in 1961
Provenance
Laing Galleries, Toronto (acquired from the family of the artist).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1960.
Literature
H. Read, Barbara Hepworth, Carvings and Drawings, London, 1952 (wood version illustrated, pls. 72a, b and 73a, b).
J.P. Hodin, Barbara Hepworth, New York, 1961, no. 127 (wood version illustrated).
H.H. Arnason, History of Modern Art, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography, New York, 1986, p. 342 (another cast illustrated in color, pl. 161).

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Please note the complete title and the correct casting date is:

Landscape Sculpture (1944)

Conceived in 1944 and cast in 1961

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