Barbara Hepworth Disc with Strings (Sun)
On requestpolished bronze and string, on a slate base
1969
53 x 47 x 23 cm
During the late 1930s and 40s, Hepworth concentrated on the counterplay between mass and space, with her works becoming increasingly open, hollowed out, and perforated, while she accented and defined the sculptural voids by stretching strings taut across their openings. During the late 1950s, she began to have works cast in bronze and quickly discovered that the versatility and strength of this medium considerably broadened both the range and scale of her work. This piece was first exhibited at a solo exhibition of Hepworth’s held at Marlborough Fine Art in 1970.
Numbered 7/9