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Pierced Hemisphere

Barbara Hepworth carved “Pierced Hemisphere” from white marble into a form that similarly takes the form of a half sphere rolled slightly backwards so that its flat face is presented at an angle. Hepworth used the oval, sphere and hemisphere and the pierced form frequently in her works until her death in 1975. Although these sculptures are largely abstract in appearance, in her 1971 autobiography the artist explained that ‘The closed form, such as the oval, spherical or pierced form… translates for me the association and meaning of gesture in landscape’.

Barbara Hepworth (1903 – 1975)

Explore the modernist sculptures of Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975). A pioneer of abstract art, Hepworth's work – including 'Oval Form' & 'Two Forms' – blends surrealism and abstraction. Discover her legacy at the Hepworth Wakefield.

The Hepworth Wakefield (Wakefield, United Kingdom)

The Hepworth Wakefield

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Title: Pierced Hemisphere
Artist: Barbara Hepworth
Original dimensions: 38.0 x 35.0 cm
Format: Landscape
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: The Hepworth Wakefield
Creative period: Mature Period
Corpus context: surrealist & abstract" , landscape gesture
Keywords: “sculpture form” , “british sculpture” , “pierced hemisphere”
Color intensity: Monochromatic

Pierced Hemisphere

Barbara Hepworth (1903 – 1975)

The Hepworth Wakefield (Wakefield, United Kingdom)

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Barbara Hepworth (1903 – 1975)

The Hepworth Wakefield (Wakefield, United Kingdom)

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