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Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)
Lot 169 A FAMILY VISION: THE COLLECTION OF H.S.H. PRINCESS "TITI" VON FÜRSTENBERG

Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)

Group of Figures and Head (Burnt Umber)

Closed14 May 2019

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Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)
Group of Figures and Head (Burnt Umber)
signed and dated 'Barbara Hepworth 1951' (lower right); signed and dated again, titled and inscribed 'Barbara Hepworth 1951 Group of figures + head (burnt umber) oil + pencil 19 ¾ x 23 5/8' (on the reverse)
oil and pencil on masonite
19 ¾ x 23 5/8 in. (50 x 60 cm.)
Executed in 1951

McRoberts & Tunnard, Ltd., London.
Cecil "Titi" Blaffer von Fürstenberg, Houston (acquired from the above, October 1960).
By descent from the above to the present owners.

Specialist note

Group of Figures and Head (Burnt Umber) is included in the Hepworth catalogue raisonné of drawings and paintings being revised by Dr. Sophie Bowness.