In the face of adversity in the male dominated Modern art movement, Barbara Hepworth was praised within her lifetime as one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. She pioneered abstract sculpture, creating a new visual language that explored not how the Cornish landscape looked, but how it made her feel.
Learn more about the master of sculpture’s extraordinary life and work, including her works on paper that we’re proud to publish in partnership with The Hepworth Wakefield, in the second of our masters series spotlights.
MASTERS SERIES
Barbara Hepworth: Master of Modern Sculpture
In the face of adversity in the male dominated Modern art movement, Barbara Hepworth was praised within her lifetime as one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. She pioneered abstract sculpture, creating a new visual language that explored not how the Cornish landscape looked, but how it made her feel.
Learn more about the master of sculpture’s extraordinary life and work, including her works on paper that we’re proud to publish in partnership with The Hepworth Wakefield, in the second of our masters series spotlights.
