Elegy III (Hepworth)

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Elegy III
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Elegy III in the Netherlands
Artist Barbara Hepworth
Year1966
Typebronze
Dimensions130 cm× 64 cm× 48 cm(51 in× 25 in× 19 in)
Locationvarious

Elegy III is a 1966 abstract bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth.

It is an edition of six. [1] Examples are located at the Kröller-Müller Museum, and Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, University of California, Los Angeles. [2]

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References

  1. "Elegy III | Sculptures | Barbara Hepworth". barbarahepworth.org.uk.
  2. Elegy III, (sculpture).. SIRIS