Whitford Fine Art

London
Whitford Fine Art

Barbara Hepworth

(British, 1903 – 1975)
Barbara Hepworth was a British artist. Achieving international acclaim, Hepworth is perhaps best known for her “pierced” Modernist sculpture: constructed using a variety of materials such as alabaster, marble, bronze, wood, and aluminum, Hepworth’s abstractions were often ovular and organic in shape, exploring the shifting contours of the interior and exterior. Born on January 10, 1903 in Yorkshire, England, she began her artistic life by studying at the Leeds School of Art in 1920 and proceeded to graduate from the Royal College of Art in London. Thereafter she enjoyed a period of international travel to Italy, Greece, and France, notably visiting the studios of Jean Arp, Pablo Picasso, and Constantin Brancusi. Before and...