Wave

sculpture by Hepworth

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discussed in biography

  • Barbara Hepworth: The Family of Man
    In Barbara Hepworth

    Pieces such as Wave (1943–44) became increasingly open, hollowed out, and perforated, so that the interior space is as important as the mass surrounding it. Her practice, increasingly frequent in her mature pieces, of painting the works’ concave interiors further heightened this effect, while she accented and defined…

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