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Ascending Form (Gloria)
Barbara Hepworth1958
The Hepworth Wakefield
Wakefield, United Kingdom
The two diamond shapes in Ascending Form (Gloria) can be seen as representing natural forms, with the one growing organically out of the other, or as a reference to hands coming together in prayer.
One of her most frequently recurring subjects was the standing form, which she related to the feeling of a human figure in the landscape.
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Details
- Title: Ascending Form (Gloria)
- Creator: Barbara Hepworth
- Date Created: 1958
- Rights: Wakefield Permanent Art Collection (The Hepworth Wakefield), Donated by Eric and Jean Cass through the Contemporary Art Society 2010.
- Medium: Bronze
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