Nude threading a needle

Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) Nude threading a needle signed and dated 'Barbara Hepworth Dec 1947' (lower right) pencil 13.5/8 x 9¾ in. (34.7 x 24.8 cm.) Sold with a letter from the artist on Trewyn Studio, St Ives, Cornwall writing paper to the original owner, Mr Ward Jackson, Polruan, Cornwall.