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.)

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Two more Hepworth sculptures followed. Figure (Sunion) , from 1960, brought in £4.12 million ($5.5 million), while Sea Form (Porthmeor) , from 1958, sold for £1.54 million ($2.1 million).…