Dame Barbara Hepworth

Gifted by the Artist to the grandfather of the present owner, October 1964, and thence by descent

London, Whitechapel Gallery, Barbara Hepworth, an Exhibition of Sculpture from 1952-1962, May - June 1962, cat. no.67, where lent by the Artist;
London, Waddington Galleries, Small Sculpture, July 1962, cat. no.27 (another cast);
London, Tate, Barbara Hepworth, 3rd April - 19th May 1968, cat. no.118 (another cast) where lent by the Artist;
London, Gimpel Fils, Barbara Hepworth, October - November 1972, cat. no.18 (another cast);
London, Gimpel Fils, Barbara Hepworth, 50 Sculptures from 1935 to 1970, 7th October - 15th November 1975, cat. no.33, illustrated (another cast);
New York, Gimpel Weitzenhoffer, Barbara Hepworth, March - April 1977, cat. no.7, illustrated (another cast);
Roche Court, New Art Centre, Barbara Hepworth, Polished Bronzes, 2001, (un-numbered catalogue, another cast).

Alan Bowness (ed.), The Sculpture of Barbara Hepworth 1960-9, Praeger Publishers, New York, 1971, cat. no.308, p.32, illustrated pl.49.

Structurally sound. There is very minor, slight stain down the right hand side of the face, and minor spots of surface matter elsewhere to the work, with very slight signs of pitting to the reverse. There is a tiny, minor slight scratch to the top of reverse, only visible upon close inspection, but this excepting the work appears in very good overall condition. Housed on a 6cm high wooden base, which itself has minor cracks appearing, with further very minor nicks to the edges. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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We are grateful to Dr. Sophie Bowness for her kind assistance with the cataloguing apparatus for the present work, which will feature in her forthcoming revised catalogue raisonné of the Artist's sculpture as catalogue number BH308.