About
This permanent exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield explores Barbara Hepworth’s studio environment, her tools and materials, and the works she created in the later years of her life, including a unique collection of the artist’s working models for her bronze sculptures.
The Hepworth Family Gift comprises 44 surviving prototypes in plaster, aluminium and wood, as well as drawings, lithographs and screen prints. Hepworth did not see the prototypes as works of art, but as the first stage in the process of casting a bronze or aluminium work.
The majority of these works are the original plasters that Hepworth worked on with her own hands. You can see the marks of her tools on them. Texture was very important to Hepworth, and you get a good sense of this when you see these works in person. There is huge variety among the group, both in scale and texture.
The gift was generously given by the Hepworth family through the Art Fund.
* This exhibition can be visited free of charge by prior appointment only. If you would like to visit the Hepworth Family Gift only, please email hello@hepworthwakefield.org to arrange an appointment.
Venue opening hours
Monday : Closed
Tuesday : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Accessible Car Parking
- Accessible Toilet
- Baby Changing Facilities
- Changing Places Facility
- Guide Dogs Welcome
- Hearing Aid Loop
- Wheelchair Accessible
Access facilities
Venue Details
Find us at
Gallery Walk, Wakefield, WF1 5AW
Phone
01924247360
hello@hepworthwakefield.org