Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) Torso signed and dated '1927 BARBARA HEPWORTH' (at the base on the lower right side), signed again with initials 'BH' (at the base on the lower left side) Irish fossil marble, unique 14 ½ in. (36.8 cm.) high. Carved in 1927. This work is recorded as BH 8. Provenance George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich. Amiya, Countess of Sandwich. Her sale; Christie’s London, 13 November 1964, lot 148, as 'Female Torso', where purchased by S. & R. Rosenberg on behalf of a private collector, by whom given to the present owner.
Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) Torso signed and dated '1927 BARBARA HEPWORTH' (at the base on the lower right side), signed again with initials 'BH' (at the base on the lower left side) Irish fossil marble, unique 14 ½ in. (36.8 cm.) high. Carved in 1927. This work is recorded as BH 8. Provenance George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich. Amiya, Countess of Sandwich. Her sale; Christie’s London, 13 November 1964, lot 148, as 'Female Torso', where purchased by S. & R. Rosenberg on behalf of a private collector, by whom given to the present owner.
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