Two Figures (1947) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Two Figures, 1947
Green crayon and pencil, pen and black ink
The Ingram Collection of Modern British Art
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
The Hands and the Arm (1948) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
The Hands and the Arm, 1948
Oil and pencil on gesso-prepared panel
Peter Simon, London
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Tibia Graft (1949) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Tibia Graft, 1949
Oil and pencil on paper
Wakefield Permanent Art Collection (The Hepworth Wakefield)
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Fenestration of the Ear (The Microscope) (1948) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Fenestration of the Ear, 1948
Oil and pencil on board
Bought by the Leeds Art Fund, 1948 (Leeds Museums and Galleries)
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Fenestration – The Magnifiying Glass, Stage 2 (1948) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Fenestration – The Magnifiying Glass, Stage 2, 1948
Oil and pencil on board
On loan from Bolton Library & Museum Services. Purchased with the assistance of a V&A Purchase Grant
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Three Figures – Project for Sculpture (1951) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Three Figures - Project for Sculpture, c. 1950
Oil and pencil on board
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Barbara Hepworth, Turning Forms, 1950-1 installed in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden, May 2021. (2021)The Hepworth Wakefield
Turning Forms, 1950-1
Reinforced concrete, with a Snowcrete and Snowcem finish
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Barbara Hepworth, Contrapuntal Forms, 1950-1 installed in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden, May 2021 (2021)The Hepworth Wakefield
Contrapuntal Forms, 1950-51
Irish blue limestone
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Apollo (1951) in Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life, May 2021 (1951) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Apollo, 1951
Painted steel rod
Tate: Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to Tate 2005, accessioned 2006
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Vertical Forms, 1951
Hopton Wood Stone
University of Hertfordshire Art Collection
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Small Stone with Black Strings (1952) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Small Stone with Black Strings, 1952
Alabaster
Private Collection
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Drawing for Sculpture (Santorin) (1955) by Babara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Drawing for Sculpture (Santorin), 1955
Pencil and crayon on paper
Wakefield Permanent Art Collection (The Hepworth Wakefield)
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Configuration (Phira) (1955) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Configuration (Phira), 1955
Scented Guarea wood
Bought by the Leeds Art Fund, 1958 (Leeds Museums and Galleries)
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Involute II (1956) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Involute II, 1956
Bronze
On loan from a private collection
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Forms in Movement (Galliard) (1956) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Forms in Movement (Galliard), 1956
Copper
Private Collection
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Orpheus (Maquette I) (1956) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Orpheus (Maquette I), 1956
Brass and string
Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Kate Ashbrook and allocated to the Hepworth Wakefield, 2019
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Oval Form (Wire Sculpture) (1957) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Oval Form (Wire Sculpture), 1957
Ink on paper
Hepworth Estate
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Project (Spring Morning) (1957) by Babara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Project (Spring Morning), 1957
Oil on board
Wakefield Permanent Art Collection (The Hepworth Wakefield)
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
The Seed (Project for Metal Sculpture) (1957) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
The Seed (Project for Metal Sculpture), 1957
Ink on paper
Wakefield Permanent Art Collection (The Hepworth Wakefield)
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Ascending Form (Gloria), 1958
Bronze
Wakefield Permanent Art Collection (The Hepworth Wakefield)
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Figure (Archaean) (1959) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Figure (Archaean), 1959
Shellac coated plaster & wood
Prototype for casting in bronze
Presented by the artist’s daughters, Rachel Kidd and Sarah Bowness, through the Trustees of the Barbara Hepworth Estate and the Art Fund, 2011
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Oval Form with Strings (1960) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Oval Form with Strings, 1960
Oil & pencil on board
On Loan from University of Birmingham: research and Cultural Collections
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Two Forms in Echelon (1961) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Two Forms in Echelon, 1961
Bronze
Private Collection
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Single Form (Chûn Quoit) (1961) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Single Form (Chûn Quoit), 1961
Bronze
Hepworth Estate
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Totem (1960-62) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Totem, 1960-62
White marble
Wakefield Permanent Art Collection (The Hepworth Wakefield)
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
Winged Figure Prototype (1961/1962) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield
Prototype for Winged Figure, 1961-2
Aluminium, Isopon & aluminium rods
Presented by the artist’s daughters, Rachel Kidd and Sarah Bowness, through the Trustees of the Barbara Hepworth Estate and the Art Fund, 2011
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
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