signed and dated ‘1965’ (lower right);
signed and dated again and inscribed on the reverse
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Construction 1, 1965
Provenance:
with Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer Ltd., New York;
with Virginia Lust Gallery, New York;
with Pace Wildenstein, New York
Exhibition History:
Woking, The Lightbox, 2D:3D – Discover the Art of Sculpture: Sculpture & Sculptors’ Drawings from The Ingram Collection, 1 February – 1 March 2008;
London, Sotheby’s, Sculpture and Sculptors’ Drawings from The Ingram Collection, 10 – 21 January 2011;
Woking, The Lightbox, The Ingram Collection: Diamond Jubilee Exhibition, 6 March – 15 April 2012;
Wakefield, Hepworth Gallery, Barbara Hepworth: A Greater Freedom, 18 April 2015 – 24 April 2016;
London, Phillips, Late Hepworth, 7 July – 27 August 2016;
Hastings, Jerwood Gallery, Century: 100 Modern British Artists, 23 October 2016 – 8 January 2017;
Kendal, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Land | Sea | Life: A British Art Collection, 20 October 2017 – 17 February 2018;
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Berwick Visual Arts (Granary Gallery), Spirited – Women Artists from The Ingram Collection, 26 May – 13 October 2018;
London, Royal Society of Sculptors, Parallel Lines: Sculpture and Drawing, 13 May – 13 July 2019;
Cambridge, The Heong Gallery, Downing College, Barbara Hepworth: Divided Circle, 15 November 2019 – 2 February 2020;
Woking, The Lightbox, Redressing the Balance: Women Artists from The Ingram Collection, 11 August – 20 September 2020;
Wakefield, The Hepworth Wakefield, Barbara Hepworth: Art and Life, 21 May 2021 – 27 February 2022 then touring to Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, April – October 2022
Literature:
B. Hepworth and A. Bowness, Barbara Hepworth Drawings from a Sculptor’s Landscape, London, 1966 (illustrated, pl. 70; illustrated on the dust jacket);
A.M. Hammercher, Barbara Hepworth, London, 1968 (illustrated, no. 147, p. 170)
Alongside Ben Nicholson and Henry Moore, Hepworth is considered to be one of the most important figures in abstract art in Britain. She lived in Cornwall for over 30 years and its landscape was one of the most important influences of her work. The sculpture Construction (Crucifixion): Homage to Mondrian, 1966, of which this work reflects, can be seen in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral.
