Hollow form with inner form (1968): Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden, St Ives, Cornwall
The contrast of the interior and exterior of forms is one of the dominant themes of Hepworth's sculpture. These were originally two separate wooden sculptures, brought together in this bronze version. This may reflect the demands placed upon Hepworth in what was a busy and highly significant year for her. While her achievement was marked by a retrospective at the Tate Gallery in the spring, her contribution to civic life as well as her national status was recognised by her local community when they conferred on her the Freedom of the Borough of St Ives. However, the period was also marked by illness, as, in 1968, she was weakened by two years of treatment for cancer and suffered a broken hip that forced her to rely upon walking sticks. The ever increasing market for her work coupled with these imposed frailties may have contributed to the need to make new works from old.
Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo credit: © will Perrett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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