Courtauld Gallery 12th June - 6th September 2026
Memory is an elusive 'thing' and on this occasion it is the memory of a sculpture that I handled at Waddington Galleries in the mid 1980's.
Barbara Hepworth
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red)
1940
plaster paint and strings
Private Collection
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red)
1940
plaster paint and strings
Private Collection
another view
another view
I remember the composition but simply had no idea that there were variations. I might be able to establish exactly which one was at Waddington Galleries if I can get a record of the size!
Barbara Hepworth
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red)
1940
plaster paint and strings
11.5 x 15.2 x 10 cm
Tate: Presented by the executors of the artist's estate 1980.
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red)
1940
plaster paint and strings
11.5 x 15.2 x 10 cm
Tate: Presented by the executors of the artist's estate 1980.
Barbara Hepworth
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red)
1940
plaster paint and strings
Private Collection
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red)
1940
plaster paint and strings
Private Collection
Getting images of the sculptures was not very easy as most were behind thick perspex.
Low lighting levels add to the complications.
Low lighting levels add to the complications.
Barbara Hepworth
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red)
1940
plaster paint and strings
Collection Rachel Kidd, on long loan to The Hepworth Wakefield.
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red)
1940
plaster paint and strings
Collection Rachel Kidd, on long loan to The Hepworth Wakefield.
another view
Barbara Hepworth
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red)
1941
plaster paint and strings
Private Collection
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red)
1941
plaster paint and strings
Private Collection
another view
Barbara Hepworth
Circle (Forms in Movement)
1942
pencil and gouache on board
Private Collection
Circle (Forms in Movement)
1942
pencil and gouache on board
Private Collection
Barbara Hepwort
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red)
1943
wood, paint and strings
Private Collection
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red)
1943
wood, paint and strings
Private Collection
another view
Barbara Hepworth
Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red
1943
wood, paint and strings
Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red
1943
wood, paint and strings
another view
another view
another view
another view
Barbara Hepworth
Tides II
1946
plane wood and paint
47 cm long
Collection of Rachel Kidd, on long term loan to The Hepworth Wakefield.
Tides II
1946
plane wood and paint
47 cm long
Collection of Rachel Kidd, on long term loan to The Hepworth Wakefield.
another view
There really was no way to get away from the reflections in the perspex plinth covers.
There really was no way to get away from the reflections in the perspex plinth covers.
another view
another view
Barbara Hepworth
Oval With Black and White
1965
Swedish marble and paint
Private Collection
Oval With Black and White
1965
Swedish marble and paint
Private Collection
another view
Barbara Hepworth
Single Form
1937-1938
plaste and paint
Tate: allocated 2023.
Single Form
1937-1938
plaste and paint
Tate: allocated 2023.
I was a bit perplexed by the placing of larger sculptures against vividly coloured plinths in two corners of the exhibition space.
I must, however, make a point of visiting The Hepworth Wakefield!
Barbara Hepworth
Sea Form (Porthmeor)
1958
bronze on wooden base
83 x 113.5 x 35.5 cm
Tate, presented by the artist 1967.
Sea Form (Porthmeor)
1958
bronze on wooden base
83 x 113.5 x 35.5 cm
Tate, presented by the artist 1967.
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