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| Image | Last Sale Date | Title | Edition No. | Last Sale | Last Sale Auction House | Last Sale Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2023 | Elegy III | 4 | Sotheby's | London | |||
sculpture
132.5 cm (52.17 in)
bronze
signed Barbara Hepworth , dated 1966 , numbered 4/6 and stamped with foundry mark Morris Singer FOUNDERS LONDON (on the base)
Private Collection, California (acquired from the artist through Gimpel Weitzenhoffer in 1969)
Private Collection (acquired by descent from the above)
Thomas Dane Gallery, London (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2004
London, Syon Park, Sculpture Exhibition, 1968
Exh. Cat., London, Tate Gallery, Barbara Hepworth , 1968, no. 169, p. 48, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., London, Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., Recent Acquisitions , 1968, no. 17, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., New York, Gimpel Weitzenhoffer, Barbara Hepworth , 1969, no. 7, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., Plymouth City Art Gallery, Barbara Hepworth , 1970, no. 45, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., Hakone Open-Air Museum, Barbara Hepworth , 1970, no. 20, another cast illustrated
Alan Bowness, The Complete Sculpture of Barbara Hepworth, 1960-69 , London, 1971, no. 429, pl. 158, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden, Barbara Hepworth: Late Works , 1976, no. 5, p. 13, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., New York, Wildenstein, Barbara Hepworth. Sculptures from the Estate , 1996, p. 61, another cast illustrated
Abraham Marie Hammacher, Barbara Hepworth , New York, 1998, no. 170, p. 190, another cast illustrated
Sophie Bowness, Barbara Hepworth: The Plasters - The Gift to Wakefield , London, 2011, no. 26, p. 147, plaster illustrated and pl. 50, p. 56, other casts illustrated
Exh. Cat., New York, Pace Gallery, Barbara Hepworth: A Matter of Form , 2018, p. 49, another cast illustrated
Tate Archive, Barbara Hepworth: Volume of Sculpture Records , no. BH429, another cast illustrated, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/archive/items/tga-7247-36/hepworth-volume-of-sculpture-records/49 (accessed on 15 May 2023)
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Barbara Hepworth
1903 - 1975
Elegy III
signed Barbara Hepworth , dated 1966 , numbered 4/6 and stamped with foundry mark Morris Singer FOUNDERS LONDON (on the base)
bronze
height: 132.5 cm. 52 ⅛ in.
Conceived and cast in 1966, the present work is number 4 from the edition of 6 plus one artist's proof.
This work will be included in the revised catalogue raisonné of Barbara Hepworth"s sculpture being prepared by Dr. Sophie Bowness under the catalogue no. BH 429.
