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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 A NOTABLE PRIVATE COLLECTION
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
Landscape Sculpture (1944)
Details
DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975)
Hepworth, Dame B.
Landscape Sculpture (1944)
signed, numbered, dated, and stamped with foundry mark 'Barbara Hepworth 1944 1/7' (on the base)
bronze with a green brown patina and string
25 ¾ in. (65.4 cm.) long
Conceived in 1944 in broadleaf elm and string, and cast in 1961 by Morris Singer Foundry, London.
This work is recorded as BH 127 B.
Hepworth, Dame B.
Landscape Sculpture (1944)
signed, numbered, dated, and stamped with foundry mark 'Barbara Hepworth 1944 1/7' (on the base)
bronze with a green brown patina and string
25 ¾ in. (65.4 cm.) long
Conceived in 1944 in broadleaf elm and string, and cast in 1961 by Morris Singer Foundry, London.
This work is recorded as BH 127 B.
Provenance
with Laing Galleries, Toronto, where purchased by Dr Sydney L. Wax, Toronto, circa 1962.
His sale; Christie's, New York, 4 May 2011, lot 10, where purchased by the present owner.
His sale; Christie's, New York, 4 May 2011, lot 10, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
J.P. Hodin, Barbara Hepworth, London, 1961, p. 165, no. 127, broadleaf elm version illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, British Art Today, San Francisco, Museum of Art, 1962, n.p., no. 111, another cast illustrated, as 'Landscape Sculpture I, 1944'.
Exhibition catalogue, Formes, Paris, Université de Paris, 1963, n.p., no. 55, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Drawings, Zürich, Gimpel Hanover Galerie, 1963, n.p., no. 3b, another cast illustrated.
J.P. Hodin (intro.), exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: Retrospective 1935-64, Turin, British Council, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, 1965, pp. 26-27, no. 5, another cast illustrated.
J.P. Hodin, 'Barbara Hepworth et la tradition classique', XXe Siécle, Vol. 27, June 1965, p. 100, no. 25, another cast illustrated.
Tate Gallery Report 1967-8, London, 1968, p. 62.
Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Lithographs, Uttoxeter, Arts Council of Great Britain, Abbotsholme, 1970, n.p., no. 2, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Henry Moore to Gilbert and George: Modern British Art from the Tate Gallery, Brussels, Palais des Beaux Arts, 1973, p. 61, no. 48, another cast illustrated.
J. Spurling, 'Sunlight and Soap', New Statesman, 25 April 1980, p. 641, another cast illustrated.
D.F. Jenkins, Barbara Hepworth: A Guide to the Tate Gallery Collection at London and St Ives, Cornwall, London, 1982, pp. 10, 26, 46, another cast illustrated.
P. Davies, 'St Ives in the Forties', Artscribe, March 1982, p. 56, no. 34, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Masters of the 19th and 20th Centuries, New York, Marlborough Gallery, 1986, n.p., no. 17, another cast illustrated.
M. Tooby, An Illustrated Companion to the Tate St Ives, London, 1993, p. 39, another cast illustrated.
M. Gale and C. Stephens, Barbara Hepworth: Works in the Tate Collection and the Barbara Hepworth Museum, St Ives, London, 1999, pp. 92-94, 285, no. 18B, another cast illustrated.
S. Bowness (ed.), Barbara Hepworth: Writings and Conversations, London, 2017, p. 283.
Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: A Matter of Form, New York, Pace Gallery, 2018, pp. 28-29, exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated.
E. Clayton, Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life, London, 2021, pp. 128-129, 143. another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, British Art Today, San Francisco, Museum of Art, 1962, n.p., no. 111, another cast illustrated, as 'Landscape Sculpture I, 1944'.
Exhibition catalogue, Formes, Paris, Université de Paris, 1963, n.p., no. 55, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Drawings, Zürich, Gimpel Hanover Galerie, 1963, n.p., no. 3b, another cast illustrated.
J.P. Hodin (intro.), exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: Retrospective 1935-64, Turin, British Council, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, 1965, pp. 26-27, no. 5, another cast illustrated.
J.P. Hodin, 'Barbara Hepworth et la tradition classique', XXe Siécle, Vol. 27, June 1965, p. 100, no. 25, another cast illustrated.
Tate Gallery Report 1967-8, London, 1968, p. 62.
Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Lithographs, Uttoxeter, Arts Council of Great Britain, Abbotsholme, 1970, n.p., no. 2, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Henry Moore to Gilbert and George: Modern British Art from the Tate Gallery, Brussels, Palais des Beaux Arts, 1973, p. 61, no. 48, another cast illustrated.
J. Spurling, 'Sunlight and Soap', New Statesman, 25 April 1980, p. 641, another cast illustrated.
D.F. Jenkins, Barbara Hepworth: A Guide to the Tate Gallery Collection at London and St Ives, Cornwall, London, 1982, pp. 10, 26, 46, another cast illustrated.
P. Davies, 'St Ives in the Forties', Artscribe, March 1982, p. 56, no. 34, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Masters of the 19th and 20th Centuries, New York, Marlborough Gallery, 1986, n.p., no. 17, another cast illustrated.
M. Tooby, An Illustrated Companion to the Tate St Ives, London, 1993, p. 39, another cast illustrated.
M. Gale and C. Stephens, Barbara Hepworth: Works in the Tate Collection and the Barbara Hepworth Museum, St Ives, London, 1999, pp. 92-94, 285, no. 18B, another cast illustrated.
S. Bowness (ed.), Barbara Hepworth: Writings and Conversations, London, 2017, p. 283.
Exhibition catalogue, Barbara Hepworth: A Matter of Form, New York, Pace Gallery, 2018, pp. 28-29, exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated.
E. Clayton, Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life, London, 2021, pp. 128-129, 143. another cast illustrated.
Exhibited
St Ives, Penwith Gallery, Penwith Society of Arts in Cornwall, Spring 1962, no. 65, another cast exhibited.
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Barbara Hepworth: An Exhibition of Sculpture 1952-1962, May - June 1962, no. 5, another cast exhibited.
Oxford, Bear Lane Gallery, Sculptors Today and Tomorrow, May - June 1962, no. 27, another cast exhibited.
St Ives, Penwith Gallery, Penwith Society of Arts 1st Summer Exhibition, Summer 1962, no. 162, another cast exhibited.
San Francisco, Museum of Art, British Art Today, November - December 1962, no. 111, another cast exhibited, as 'Landscape Sculpture I, 1944': this exhibition travelled to Dallas, Museum of Contemporary Arts, January - February 1963; and Santa Barbara, Museum of Art, March - April 1963.
Paris, Université de Paris, Formes, January - February 1963, no. 55.
London, John Lewis Partnership, Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Drawings, April 1963, no. 2, another cast exhibited.
Zürich, Gimpel Hanover Galerie, Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Drawings, November 1963 - January 1964, no. 3b, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to London, Gimpel Fils, June 1964.
Toronto, Art Gallery of Toronto, An Exhibition of work by Barbara Hepworth, March 1964, no. 3b.
Copenhagen, British Council, Kunstforeningen, Barbara Hepworth: Retrospective 1935-64, September - October 1964, no. 5, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Stockholm, Moderna Museet, November - December 1964; Helsinki, Ateneum, January - February 1965; Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus, March 1965; Otterlo, Kröller-Müller, May - July 1965; Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, September - October 1965; Turin, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, October - December 1965; Karlsruhe, Badischer Kunstverein, February - March 1966; and Essen, Museum Folkwang, April - June 1966.
London, Tate Gallery, Barbara Hepworth, April - May 1968, no. 43, listed but not exhibited.
Little Missenden, Little Missenden Festival Exhibition, October 1965, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.
Paris, Galerie Lacloche, Sculpture Contemporaine et Art Africaine, July - September 1966, no. 32, another cast exhibited.
St Ives, Freedom Exhibition, Freedom of the Borough of St Ives, September - October 1968, another cast exhibited.
Uttoxeter, Arts Council of Great Britain, Abbotsholme, Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Lithographs, January - February 1970, no. 2, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, February - March 1970; Nottingham, Castle Museum, March - April 1970; Ilkley, Manor House Museum and Art Gallery, April - May 1970; Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, May 1970; Coventry, Belgrade Theatre, June 1970; Shrewsbury, Art Gallery, July 1970; Letchworth, Museum and Art Gallery, August 1970; Kettering, Art Gallery, August - September 1970; Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, September - October 1970; Cambridge, Ede Gallery, October - November 1970; Eastbourne, Towner Art Gallery, November - December 1970; and Southampton, Art Gallery, December 1970 - January 1971.
London, Arts Council of Great Britain, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Decade 40s: Painting, Sculpture and Drawing in Britain 1940-49, November 1972, no. 155, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Southampton, City Art Gallery, December 1972 - January 1973; Carlisle, Museum and Art Gallery, January - February 1973; Durham, DLI Museum and Arts Centre, February - March 1973; Manchester, City Art Gallery, March - April 1973; Bradford, City Art Gallery, April - May 1973; and Aberdeen, Museum and Art Gallery, May - June 1973.
Brussels, Palais des Beaux Arts, Henry Moore to Gilbert and George: Modern British Art from the Tate Gallery, September - November 1973, no. 48, another cast exhibited.
Galashiels, Scottish Arts Council, Scottish College of Textiles, Barbara Hepworth: A Selection of Small Bronzes and Prints, April - May 1978, no. 4, 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.
Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum, Barbara Hepworth: A Sculptor's Landscape 1934-74, October - November 1982, no. 4, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Bangor, Art Gallery, November - December 1982; Wrexham, Library Art Centre, December 1982 - January 1983; and Isle of Man, Manx Museum, February 1983.
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Masters of the 19th and 20th Centuries, November - December 1986, no. 17, another cast exhibited.
Kendal, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Barbara Hepworth: Within the Landscape, July - September 2014, another cast exhibited.
New York, Pace Gallery, Barbara Hepworth: A Matter of Form, March - April 2018, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Barbara Hepworth: An Exhibition of Sculpture 1952-1962, May - June 1962, no. 5, another cast exhibited.
Oxford, Bear Lane Gallery, Sculptors Today and Tomorrow, May - June 1962, no. 27, another cast exhibited.
St Ives, Penwith Gallery, Penwith Society of Arts 1st Summer Exhibition, Summer 1962, no. 162, another cast exhibited.
San Francisco, Museum of Art, British Art Today, November - December 1962, no. 111, another cast exhibited, as 'Landscape Sculpture I, 1944': this exhibition travelled to Dallas, Museum of Contemporary Arts, January - February 1963; and Santa Barbara, Museum of Art, March - April 1963.
Paris, Université de Paris, Formes, January - February 1963, no. 55.
London, John Lewis Partnership, Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Drawings, April 1963, no. 2, another cast exhibited.
Zürich, Gimpel Hanover Galerie, Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Drawings, November 1963 - January 1964, no. 3b, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to London, Gimpel Fils, June 1964.
Toronto, Art Gallery of Toronto, An Exhibition of work by Barbara Hepworth, March 1964, no. 3b.
Copenhagen, British Council, Kunstforeningen, Barbara Hepworth: Retrospective 1935-64, September - October 1964, no. 5, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Stockholm, Moderna Museet, November - December 1964; Helsinki, Ateneum, January - February 1965; Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus, March 1965; Otterlo, Kröller-Müller, May - July 1965; Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, September - October 1965; Turin, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, October - December 1965; Karlsruhe, Badischer Kunstverein, February - March 1966; and Essen, Museum Folkwang, April - June 1966.
London, Tate Gallery, Barbara Hepworth, April - May 1968, no. 43, listed but not exhibited.
Little Missenden, Little Missenden Festival Exhibition, October 1965, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.
Paris, Galerie Lacloche, Sculpture Contemporaine et Art Africaine, July - September 1966, no. 32, another cast exhibited.
St Ives, Freedom Exhibition, Freedom of the Borough of St Ives, September - October 1968, another cast exhibited.
Uttoxeter, Arts Council of Great Britain, Abbotsholme, Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Lithographs, January - February 1970, no. 2, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, February - March 1970; Nottingham, Castle Museum, March - April 1970; Ilkley, Manor House Museum and Art Gallery, April - May 1970; Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, May 1970; Coventry, Belgrade Theatre, June 1970; Shrewsbury, Art Gallery, July 1970; Letchworth, Museum and Art Gallery, August 1970; Kettering, Art Gallery, August - September 1970; Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, September - October 1970; Cambridge, Ede Gallery, October - November 1970; Eastbourne, Towner Art Gallery, November - December 1970; and Southampton, Art Gallery, December 1970 - January 1971.
London, Arts Council of Great Britain, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Decade 40s: Painting, Sculpture and Drawing in Britain 1940-49, November 1972, no. 155, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Southampton, City Art Gallery, December 1972 - January 1973; Carlisle, Museum and Art Gallery, January - February 1973; Durham, DLI Museum and Arts Centre, February - March 1973; Manchester, City Art Gallery, March - April 1973; Bradford, City Art Gallery, April - May 1973; and Aberdeen, Museum and Art Gallery, May - June 1973.
Brussels, Palais des Beaux Arts, Henry Moore to Gilbert and George: Modern British Art from the Tate Gallery, September - November 1973, no. 48, another cast exhibited.
Galashiels, Scottish Arts Council, Scottish College of Textiles, Barbara Hepworth: A Selection of Small Bronzes and Prints, April - May 1978, no. 4, 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.
Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum, Barbara Hepworth: A Sculptor's Landscape 1934-74, October - November 1982, no. 4, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Bangor, Art Gallery, November - December 1982; Wrexham, Library Art Centre, December 1982 - January 1983; and Isle of Man, Manx Museum, February 1983.
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Masters of the 19th and 20th Centuries, November - December 1986, no. 17, another cast exhibited.
Kendal, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Barbara Hepworth: Within the Landscape, July - September 2014, another cast exhibited.
New York, Pace Gallery, Barbara Hepworth: A Matter of Form, March - April 2018, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.
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