Lot Essay
Other casts of Torso II are in the Hepworth Museum, St. Ives (Tate Gallery) (5/6) and in the City of Auckland Museum, New Zealand (6/6).
Torso II (Torcello)
Details
Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)
Torso II (Torcello)
signed with initials, dated and numbered 'B.H. 1958 2/6' (on the base)
bronze with green patina
35 1/2in. (90.5cm.) high
Cast in 1958 in a numbered edition of six
Torso II (Torcello)
signed with initials, dated and numbered 'B.H. 1958 2/6' (on the base)
bronze with green patina
35 1/2in. (90.5cm.) high
Cast in 1958 in a numbered edition of six
Provenance
Gimpel Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1963
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1963
Literature
A. Bowness, Barbara Hepworth, London 1961, no. 234 (another cast illustrated).
A. Hammacher, Barbara Hepworth, London 1968 (another cast illustrated pl. 106).
A. Hammacher, Barbara Hepworth, London 1968 (another cast illustrated pl. 106).