Barbara Hepworth

Slate

Marlborough Fine Art, London (acquired by 1968)
Waddington Galleries Ltd, London
Bloch Family (acquired from the above in 1981)

New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Barbara Hepworth, 1966, no. 24, illustrated in the catalogue
London, Tate Gallery, Barbara Hepworth, Retrospective 1927-67, 1968, no. 150
London, Marlborough Gallery, Recent Acquisitions, 1968, no. 18, illustrated in the catalogue

Alan Bowness (ed.), The Complete Sculpture of Barbara Hepworth 1960-69, London, 1971, no. 385, illustrated p. 41

Executed in slate. There is some light surface scratching and a few small scattered nicks and blemishes in places. There are a few accretions such as the remains of a label to one of the elements. The hue of the slate is uneven, in part consistent with the natural polished surface of the medium; the slate would benefit from a polish and surface clean to make more uniform. This work is in overall good condition. Base: there is an area of retouching to the base and a number of scuffs and nicks to the edges.
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