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 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?
