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Oval sculpture (Delos)

HEPWORTH, Barbara

© Bowness/Barbara Hepworth/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Barbara Hepworth’s sculptural practice was heavily inspired by the landscape around her and her place within it. She was interested in the shape and character of coastlines and other geographical features, carving into wood to achieve her lyrical, organic forms. Drawing inspiration from Greece, she carved several sculptures with Grecian titles. Delos is the site of Apollo’s cave and also the island around which the Cyclades lie in an oval form.


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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 2416

Creation/Production

HEPWORTH, Barbara
Date: 1955

Acquisition

Purchase, 10/1982

Measurements

Height (cm): 85.8
Width (cm): 119.3
Depth (cm): 75
Height (in): 33
Width (in): 47
Depth (in): 29

Techniques

painted wood

Material

wood

Location

In store
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Tags

  • Abstract
  • Art And Design Movements
  • Cave (Sea)
  • Classical Mythology
  • Fine Art
  • Hepworth, Barbara
  • Identity
  • Landscape Features
  • Mythology And Fantasy
  • Post 1900
  • Post 1945
  • Sculpture
  • Woman Artist

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