Lot Essay
Vertical Form (St Ives) is included as BH 495 in the Hepworth catalogue raisonné of sculptures being revised by Dr. Sophie Bowness.
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Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)
Vertical Form (St Ives)
Details
Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)
Vertical Form (St Ives)
numbered '1/9' (on the back); signed with initials and dated ‘B.H. CAST 1969’ (under the base)
polished bronze
Height: 18 ½ in. (47 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1969
Vertical Form (St Ives)
numbered '1/9' (on the back); signed with initials and dated ‘B.H. CAST 1969’ (under the base)
polished bronze
Height: 18 ½ in. (47 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1969
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd., London.
Sovereign American Arts, New York (acquired from the above, 1970).
London Arts Gallery.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, May 1971.
Sovereign American Arts, New York (acquired from the above, 1970).
London Arts Gallery.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, May 1971.
Literature
A. Bowness, ed., The Complete Sculpture of Barbara Hepworth, 1960-1969, London, 1971, p. 50, no. 495 (another cast illustrated).
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