Dame Barbara Hepworth
Four Figures Waiting
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern British Day Auction, Lot 209
21. Jun - 30. Jun 2022
Modern British Day Auction, Lot 209
21. Jun - 30. Jun 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Dame Barbara Hepworth
1903 - 1975
Four Figures Waiting
signed Barbara Hepworth, dated 1968, numbered 8/9 and stamped with foundry mark Morris Singer FOUNDERS/ LONDON (on the Artist's integral base)
polished bronze
height (including Artist's base): 60cm.; 23½in.
Conceived in 1968, the present work is number 8 from the edition of 9 + 0.
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 461.
Marlborough Fine Art, London, where acquired by the grandmother of the present owner, June 1984, and thence by descent
1903 - 1975
Four Figures Waiting
signed Barbara Hepworth, dated 1968, numbered 8/9 and stamped with foundry mark Morris Singer FOUNDERS/ LONDON (on the Artist's integral base)
polished bronze
height (including Artist's base): 60cm.; 23½in.
Conceived in 1968, the present work is number 8 from the edition of 9 + 0.
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 461.
Marlborough Fine Art, London, where acquired by the grandmother of the present owner, June 1984, and thence by descent
Auction result well in line with expectations
In June last year Sothebys in London held the auction Modern British Day Auction, which included the work Four Figures Waiting by Barbara Hepworth. The price achieved of GBP 378,000.00 (€ 439,128.47) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 350,000.00 – 450,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Barbara Hepworth achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Family of Man: Ancestor II in November this year with an auction result of USD 11,565,000.00 (€ 10,602,310.23).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juni letzten Jahres führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Modern British Day Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit Four Figures Waiting von Barbara Hepworth zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 378.000,00 (€ 439.128,47) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 350.000,00 – 450.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Barbara Hepworth erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Family of Man: Ancestor II im November diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 11.565.000,00 (€ 10.602.310,23).
Barbara Hepworth - Auction history
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