Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Discover the story of Barbara Hepworth's Family of Man series with Christie's specialist Alice Murray, head of the Modern British & Irish Evening Sale.
During the last decade of her life, Hepworth created The Family of Man, a series of bronze figures — each standing as an independent work in its own right — representing the stages of life. The artist suggests the complexity of the human form and generational progression by vertically stacking the component elements of each work.
The Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale takes place on 22 October 2025, followed by the Day Sale on 23 October. The sales will be on view 18-22 October at Christie’s in London
Discover the story of Barbara Hepworth's Family of Man series with Christie's specialist Alice Murray, head of the Modern British & Irish Evening Sale.
During the last decade of her life, Hepworth created The Family of Man, a series of bronze figures — each standing as an independent work in its own right — representing the stages of life. The artist suggests the complexity of the human form and generational progression by vertically stacking the component elements of each work.
The Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale takes place on 22 October 2025, followed by the Day Sale on 23 October. The sales will be on view 18-22 October at Christie’s in London
