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Dame Barbara Hepworth 1903 - 1975 Shaft and Circle Irish marble height (excluding base): 116 cm. 45¾ in. Carved in 1972, this work is unique.Sothebys Source. An embarrassment of riches: Christie’s tightens its grip on the Modern British market
An extraordinary concentration of masterpieces by Hepworth, Nicholson, Lanyon, Bomberg and Auerbach makes Christie’s forthcoming October auctions a feast for collectors. Sotheby’s comparatively modest offering raises a wider question: has Christie’s dominance of the Modern British market become self-perpetuating?
