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Explore the details and diversity of Barbara Hepworth's artworks

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Zoom into Barbara Hepworth's iconic artworks in high resolution or project them next in your space using AR

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Walk through the Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield

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Get up close to the sculptures from the exhibition

Four-Square (Four Circles) (On long loan to THW from the Hepworth Estate)

By Barbara Hepworth

Involute II

By Barbara Hepworth

Landscape Sculpture, 1944 (cast in 1961)

By Barbara Hepworth

Spring (Arts Council Collection)

By Barbara Hepworth

Two Forms with White (Greek)

By Barbara Hepworth

The art of motherhood

A subject which mattered both emotionally and sculpturally to Hepworth

Motherhood

A topic close to her heart

Zoom into the iconic Mother and Child artwork

The internationally renowned artwork and the details behind it

From Figuration to Abstraction

Delve deeper into Barbara Hepworth's relationship with form

A world of inspiration

Learn how Hepworth created artistic connections from the sea to the sky

Music

Exploring the rhythm of curves

Spirituality

Sculpture as an act of praise

Landscape

Incorporating nature, colour and string into art

Greece

Artistic influences from the Mediterranean

Science

Learn how the artist was influenced by science and technology

Surgery through the eyes of a sculptor

An unusual place for inspiration

Hepworth's hospital drawings

Discover the sketches captured from observing live surgeries

Tibia Graft

Trio

Fenestration of the Ear (The Microscope)

Fabric design and print making

Discover Hepworth's lesser known bold and bright artworks

Fabric Design

The hidden world of Barbara Hepworth's fabrics

Print Making

Uncover the least well-known aspect of her oeuvre

Metal and Movement

See how Hepworth returned to sculpting with bronze

Hepworth's move to metal

The art of creating movements and curves with metal

Public art for all

Famous commisions from across the world

A timeline of the artist's artworks

Chronologically explore the art created by Barbara Hepworth throughout her career from 1903 to 1973

Start

Explore the artists artworks at the start of her career

Middle

Enjoy the artworks from the middle of her career

End

See the changes in her artistic style towards the end of her life

Barbara Hepworth

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