Barbara Hepworth's Artworks 1963 - 1973

Explore the sculptures and drawings the artist created during the end of her life

Two Forms with White (Greek) (1963) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Two Forms with White (Greek), 1963
Guarea wood, part painted
Wakefield Permanent Art Collection (The Hepworth Wakefield)
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness

Marble Form (1964) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Marble Form, 1964
Oil and pencil on hardboard
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester 
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness

Rock Form (Porthcurno) (1964) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Prototype for Rock Form (Porthcurno), 1964
Plaster and wood
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

Four-Square (Four Circles) (On long loan to THW from the Hepworth Estate) (1966) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Four-Square (Four Circles), 1966
Bronze
Hepworth Estate
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness

Prototype for Construction (Crucifixion) (1966-67) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Construction (Crucifixion), 1966-7
Partially painted aluminium on painted 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

Three Hemispheres (1967) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Three Hemispheres, 1967
Plaster 
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

Oblique Forms (1969) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Oblique Forms, 1969
Lithograph
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

Three Oblique Forms (February) (1967) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Three Oblique Forms (February), 1967
Polished bronze
Private Collection
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness

Disc with Strings (Moon) (1969) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Disc with Strings (Moon), 1969
Aluminium and strings
Private Collection
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness

Sun and Moon (1969) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Sun and Moon, 1969
Lithograph
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

Genesis (1969) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Genesis, 1969
Lithograph
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

Sun Setting (1971) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Sun Setting (from The Aegean Suite), 1971
Lithograph
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

Desert Forms (1971) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Desert Forms, (from The Aegean Suite), 1971
Lithograph
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

Cool Moon (1971) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Cool Moon (from The Aegean Suite), 1971
Lithograph
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

Sun and Marble (1971) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Sun and Marble  (from The Aegean Suite), 1971
Lithograph
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

Olympus (1971) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Olympus (from The Aegean Suite), 1971
Lithograph
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

Fragment (1971) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Fragment  (from The Aegean Suite), 1971
Lithograph
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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Child with Mother, 1972
White marble
Hepworth Estate
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness

Two Opposing Forms (Grey and Green) (1972) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Two Opposing Forms (Grey and Green), 1972
Irish marble with painted colour
Private Collection
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness

Shaft and Circle (1972) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Shaft and Circle, 1973
Plaster
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

Moon Landscape (1973) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Moon Landscape (from The Penwith Portfolio), 1973
Lithograph
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

Prototype for Sphere (1967/73)The Hepworth Wakefield

Sphere, 1967/73
Partially painted aluminium on a black stone base
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

Cone and Sphere (1973) by Barbara HepworthThe Hepworth Wakefield

Cone and Sphere, 1973
White marble
Hepworth Estate
Barbara Hepworth © Bowness

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