Barbara Hepworth had quite a night at Christie’s in London on Wednesday. Three of her sculptures were the top-selling lots in the auction house’s modern British and Irish art evening sale, including one that set a new record for a unique work by the British artist.
The star of the evening was Sculpture with Colour (Eos), from 1946, which sold for £6.19 million ($8.3 million), within its £5 million–£8 million estimate. The sculpture, carved from a single block of pale Hopton Wood stone, takes its name from the Greek goddess of dawn. (All sale prices include buyer’s premium.)
