Lot #8: BARBARA HEPWORTH [imputée] - A Tranquil Form - Gouache and pencil drawing on paper

 

Artist: Barbara Hepworth [imputée] (English, 1903-1975).
Title: "A Tranquil Form".
Medium: Gouache and pencil drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1969.
Dimensions: Overall size: 13 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (349 x 219 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $4,000
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $6,000/8,000
Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil, lower right. Drawn on white wove heavily textured paper. Fine condition, as painted.
Comment(s): Hepworth is primarily know for her sculpture but was an accomplished "two-dimensional" artist as well. Her work exemplifies Modernism, and with such contemporaries as Ivon Hitchens, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, and Naum Gabo she helped to develop modern art in Great Britain. [30415-2-4000-NA]