Lot Essay
We are very grateful to Dr Sophie Bowness for her assistance with the cataloguing apparatus for this work. Dr Sophie Bowness is preparing the revised catalogue raisonné of Hepworth’s sculpture.
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PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN COLLECTION
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
Six Forms (2 x 3)
Details
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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